The opposite of soft currency? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
hard cash
'the' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'opposite of soft currency?' is the wordplay.
'opposite of soft' becomes 'hard' ('hard' is the opposite to 'soft').
'currency?' becomes 'cash' (cash is a kind of currency).
'hard'+'cash'='HARD CASH'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hard cash that I've seen before include "Coins and notes, not cheques or promises" , "Not plastic!" , "Ready money" , "Coins and banknotes - not a cheque" .)