stand and deliver

English

Verb

stand and deliver (third-person singular simple present stands and delivers, present participle standing and delivering, simple past and past participle stood and delivered)

1. (idiomatic) To command a victim to hand over their valuables, traditionally used by a highwayman.

   Stand and deliver! Your money or your life!

   • (Traditional) Whiskey in the Jar (song)

     As I was going over the far famed Kerry mountains

     I met with Captain Farrell and his money he was counting.

     I first produced my pistol, and then produced my rapier.

     Said stand and deliver, or the devil he may take ye life!

Translations

phrase traditionally used by a highwayman commanding victims to hand over their valuables

• Galician: o diñeiro ou a vida
• Hungarian: pénzt vagy életet!
• Serbo-Croatian: pare ili život (idiom)

See also

• hands up
• reach for the sky
• stick 'em up
• your money or your life