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on the barrelhead

See: CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD.

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cash on the barrelhead

[cash on the barrelhead] {n. phr.}, {informal} Money paid at once; money paid when something is bought. * /Father paid cash on the barrelhead for a new car./ * /Some […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

barrelhead

[barrelhead] See: [CASH ON THE BARREL-HEAD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[cold cash] or [hard cash] {n.} Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills. * /Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[cash-and-carry] (1) {adj.} Selling things for cash money only and letting the customer carry them home, not having the store deliver them; also sold in this way. * /This is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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