HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › check is in the mail
Back to search

check is in the mail

Phrase CEFR C2

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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

check you out check your privilege check yourself before you wreck yourself checks play cheers my dears cheese it

Learn this word in context

See check is in the mail used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free