flash for cash
(UK, informal, idiomatic, automotive) 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 sue
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(UK, informal, idiomatic, automotive) 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.
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(AU, informal, idiomatic, automotive) Pertaining to speed cameras.
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In British English: ostentatious; showy in an attention-seeking way. "Flash car," "flash watch." Mildly pejorative.