on the drip meaning

[British slang]
on the drip
Phrs. Paying by installments, on hire purchase. Cf. 'on the never never'.

Examples

More:   Next

1. She is then put on the drip and sedated.
2. He opens them in front of Owain to see condoms and on the drip.
3. The roof is made of gray ceramic tiles; those on the drip edge are ornately carved.
4. After leaving government service in 1956 he reopened his private Engineering office and worked with his son Yeshayahu on the drip irrigation idea.
5. The crushed stone and apron are simply to give a neat place for water to drip into, because nothing will grow on the drip line.