stand and deliver!

Related to word: stand

Idiom

Definition

  1. An exclamation historically used by highway robbers to demand that their victims halt and surrender their valuables.

    • The masked man suddenly jumped in front of the carriage, shouting, "Stand and deliver!"

    • In old Western movies, you often see bandits yelling "Stand and deliver!" at trains.

    • The phrase "stand and deliver!" has become a classic line when depicting highwaymen of the old days.