On Credit Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on credit What does on credit mean?	to be purchased by using credit	I purchased the stereo on credit.
on credit What does on credit mean?	without paying cash	We usually buy most of our furniture on credit.
on credit What does on credit mean?	to buy something using credit	I bought the new stereo on credit.
on credit What does on credit mean?	without paying cash	We usually buy most of our furniture on credit.
on credit What does on credit mean?	using credit to buy something	I bought the new stereo on credit.
on credit What does on credit mean?	buying or selling something by using credit	I purchased the stereo on credit.
	Some Random Idioms
get hold of (someone) What does "get hold of (someone)" mean?	to find a person so that you can speak with him or her	I tried to get hold of my brother last week but he was out of town.

put (something) in mothballs What does "put (something) in mothballs" mean?	to put something into storage	The government put the old navy ship in mothballs.
Dead right What does "Dead right" mean?	This means that something or someone is absolutely correct, without doubt.
all talk (and no action) What does "all talk (and no action)" mean?	to talk about doing something but never really doing it	Our boss is all talk and no action and nothing new is ever done in our department.
cock up What does "cock up" mean?	screw up; make a mistake; goof

Bird's eye view What does "Bird's eye view" mean?	If you have a bird's eye view of something, you can see it perfectly clearly.
look a gift horse in the mouth What does "look a gift horse in the mouth" mean?	to complain if a gift is not perfect	The girl should not look a gift horse in the mouth and should be happy that she received a present from her friends.
back to basics What does "back to basics" mean?	an approach in education which uses traditional ideas or methods that have been successful in the past	The teacher believed that back to basics was important in her classroom and the parents were happy with the results.
for the duration (of something) What does "for the duration (of something)" mean?	for the whole time that something continues	We were forced to use the outside classroom for the duration of the semester.

American Idioms and Expressions

On Credit Idiom