on the cuff

On credit, as in He tried to hire a detective on the cuff. It is sometimes put as put on the cuff, meaning “extend credit to,” as in They asked to be put on the cuff until they got their monthly check. This usage probably alludes to the practice of recording bar tabs on the bartender's cuff. Also see off the cuff. [Slang; 1920s]

Words Nearby on the cuff

on the carpet
on the chance that
on the cheap
on the chin
on the contrary
on the cuff
on the defensive
on the dot
on the double
on the edge
on the eve of

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