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get the goods on	To acquire knowledge or develop evidence that reveals the truth about someone's character or behavior, especially criminal behavior.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
deliver the goods	To keep one's promises.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
bill of goods	A collection of items purchased or offered for sale.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bill of goods	A set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
have the goods	Highly capable, skilled, proficient, or qualified in a particular pursuit or activity; possessing the necessary talents, abilities, experience, or resources to excel at something at a high level Not to be confused with ‘have the goods on’	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sell someone a bill of goods	To deceive or cheat someone.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
straight goods	Someone or something authentic.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
straight goods	The truth; the facts.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
white goods	fridges, washing machines, etc	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
eat one's own dog food	To use or consume the economic goods or services that oneself is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
pay for	To exchange for, especially money for goods or services.	Rate it: (5.00 / 5 votes)
you get what you pay for	In commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say so	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
share and share alike	For members of a group, equal portions of or equal access to tangible or intangible goods, entitlements, or obligations-i.e., each person's share like each of the other shares.	Rate it: (1.50 / 2 votes)
take up a collection	To request and receive money or goods of value from members of a group, especially for a charitable purpose.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
Adam Tiler	A pickpocket's accomplice; the person who takes the goods a pickpocket steals and leaves with them.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
big spender	One who frequently makes large purchases, especially of extravagant goods.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
brick and mortar	Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [since the mid-1990s]	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cette marchandise est d'une bonne défaite	These goods have a quick sale.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cheap-arse Tuesday	The day of the week (Tuesday) when establishments such as the cinemas, restaurants, etc, offer some of their goods and services at discounted prices.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cheap-arse Tuesday	The day of the week when establishments such as the cinemas, restaurants, etc, offer some of their goods and services at discounted prices.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
exponere, proponere merces (venales)	to set out goods for sale.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fob off	to fraudulently dispose of goods	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
give back	To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hook someone up	To supply someone with goods or services.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hook up	To supply someone with goods or services.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il fait bien valoir ses coquilles	He praises his goods too much.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il faut faire mousser sa marchandise	One must puff one’s goods.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in kind	In the form of goods and service rather than money.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
long tail	Sales made for less usual goods within a very large choice, which can return a profit through reduced marketing and distribution costs.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
money for old rope	Money exchanged for goods of low value.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
not wanted on voyage	A phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
nulla bona	No goods; used to indicate that a search has found no seizable property.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
order out	To call a place of service and order food, or other goods, delivered to one's own location.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sell	To agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stuff	Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
vous pouvez faire des commandes en mon nom jusqu'à concurrence de 5,000 francs	You can order goods in my name to the amount of £200.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
window dressing	The goods and trimmings used in such display.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)