over the counter

People with original paper bonds such as those purchased over the counter at the Post Office can register them online or call the helpline on 08085 007 007.

These products can all be bought over the counter in your local chemist.

"Buying a disposable vape is like buying a packet of cigarettes – just nip to the shop and get one over the counter."

Emma is the strategies director of Hatton Garden Metals, a family-run gold dealership in London's Hatton Garden jewellery district, and this unprepossessing tub of bric-a-brac is a small sample of what they buy over the counter each day.

However, refrigeration does have a big advantage over the counter: It lengthens the egg’s shelf life.