then and there

then and there
adverb

decided then and there to give up the trip and go home

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then and there
At once and on the spot
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immediately

she made up her mind then and there

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then and there (or chiefly Brit there and then)
: immediately at that place

I decided (right) then and there that I would accept the offer.

I made up my mind then and there.

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then and there (or there and then) — see then, 1
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  • then and there — {adv. phr.} At that very time and place in the past; right then. * /He said he wanted his dime back then and there, so I had to give it to him./ Compare: IN ONE S TRACKS, ON THE SPOT, HERE AND NOW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • then and there — {adv. phr.} At that very time and place in the past; right then. * /He said he wanted his dime back then and there, so I had to give it to him./ Compare: IN ONE S TRACKS, ON THE SPOT, HERE AND NOW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • then and there — adverb Date: 15th century on the spot ; immediately < wanted the money right then and there > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Here and there — There There, adv. [OE. ther, AS. [eth][=ae]r; akin to D. daar, G. da, OHG. d[=a]r, Sw. & Dan. der, Icel. & Goth. [thorn]ar, Skr. tarhi then, and E. that. [root]184. See {That}, pron.] 1. In or at that place. [They] there left me and my man, both… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • here and there — {adv. phr.} 1. In one place and then in another. * /I looked here and there for my pen, but I didn t look everywhere./ * /Here and there in the yard little yellow flowers had sprung up./ 2. In various directions. * /We went here and there looking …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • here and there — {adv. phr.} 1. In one place and then in another. * /I looked here and there for my pen, but I didn t look everywhere./ * /Here and there in the yard little yellow flowers had sprung up./ 2. In various directions. * /We went here and there looking …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • there — See: ALL THERE, HERE AND THERE, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, THEN AND THERE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • there — See: ALL THERE, HERE AND THERE, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, THEN AND THERE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • There — There, adv. [OE. ther, AS. [eth][=ae]r; akin to D. daar, G. da, OHG. d[=a]r, Sw. & Dan. der, Icel. & Goth. [thorn]ar, Skr. tarhi then, and E. that. [root]184. See {That}, pron.] 1. In or at that place. [They] there left me and my man, both bound… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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