at sight
Idioms & Phrases

at sight

  1. See on sight.

  2. On presentation, especially a draft for payment. For example, These bills are payable at sight. This usage replaced on sight in the late 1600s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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