flash for cash

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to a scam where a motorist flashes their headlights to indicate to another driver to proceed against normal give-way rules, then runs into them and sues for damages. UK,idiomatic,informal,not-comparable
  2. Pertaining to speed cameras. Australia,idiomatic,informal,not-comparable

词源

First sense drives from the UK practice of flashing lights at another car to indicate they can proceed, + cash. Second sense derives from the flash of the camera's light.
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