on the cuff

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on the cuff

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US, Idiomatic On credit, with payment to be made later.

The newspapers were jammed with ads inviting customers to buy on the cuff. Philadelphians could get a $269 television set for $5 down and $4 a week.1948 August 16, “On the Cuff”, in Time:

Synonyms: on one's tab
Related terms: off the cuff

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