Stand and deliver!

Related to word: stand

Idiom

Definition

  1. A phrase historically used by highway robbers when stopping a vehicle, typically a horse-drawn carriage, to demand valuables from the occupants.

    • “Stand and deliver!” the highwayman shouted at the carriage.

    • In movies, robbers often yell, “Stand and deliver your jewels!”

    • The bandits shouted, “Stand and deliver your valuables!” on the country road.