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writes checks one can't cash

writes checks one can't cash is the third-person singular simple present indicative of write checks one can't cash.

Meaning of write checks one can't cash

Verb

write checks one can't cash (third-person singular simple present writes checks one can't cash, present participle writing checks one can't cash, simple past wrote checks one couldn't cash, past participle written checks one couldn't cash)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To make promises one cannot keep, or to make boasts that are not true.
    • You're acting like a frat boy, which is fun and all, but you're writing checks you can't cash.2020, Michel Prince, Fourth and Goal

Questions about writes checks one can't cash

What is writes checks one can't cash the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Writes checks one can't cash is the third-person singular simple present indicative of write checks one can't cash.

Words near writes checks one can't cash in the dictionary

  1. writers' room
  2. writers' rooms
  3. writership
  4. writerships
  5. writes
  6. writes checks one can't cash
  7. writes cheques one can't cash
  8. writes down
  9. writes for the drawer
  10. writes in
  11. writes itself

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