Meaning of check is in the mail | Babel Free

Definitions

A common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.

idiomatic, ironic, often

Examples

“Your check is in the mail. I gave it to my son to mail yesterday. I hope he remembered.”

“The reply was usually either a story about financial problems, or the "check is in the mail" dodge.”

“It was the sure-fire sign of a business — or an individual — in financial distress: The old check-is-in-the-mail ploy.”

“The person with whom you speak may be well schooled in the "check is in the mail" run-around.”

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