tyre kicker
nounEtymology From the act of kicking the tyres of a car as part of the inspection.
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Idiomatic A person who pretends to be interested in purchasing an item (especially a car), but who has no intention of buying it.
- "Some exhibitions charge a ticket price to separate the tyre-kickers from the genuine buyers," Doherty says.2008, Business Review Weekly, volume 30, numbers 9-12, page 37:
- If you want get ^([sic]) an agent excited, give him or her a listing in the "best house to sell" category. All agents love that — and why wouldn't they? The product is ready for the market, and the only challenge will be negotiating a good price and sorting serious buyers from the tyre kickers!2011, Andrew Winter, No-Nonsense Guide to Buying and Selling Property: