But why is such a sentence used ? I mean money and chairs with each
Others....

What is the point?

You tell me))) Where did you find it?

Из "12 стульев"😉

Ильф и Петров. Классика сатиры.

I found it in a series called ’’ОДИН’’ on Russian НТВ channel.
He was asking for some loan from somebody but he did not get it and the other man told him that phrase...

It's rather often used in the sense: first you pay, then you get what you want even by those who have no idea about its origin.

Thanks

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