| 单词 | blank check |
| 释义 | blank checkSEE SYNONYMS FOR blank check ON THESAURUS.COM nouna bank check bearing a signature but no stated amount. unrestricted authority; a free hand: He was given a blank check in the choice of personnel for the new department. Origin of blank checkFirst recorded in 1790–95, and in 1885–90 for def. 2 Words nearby blank checkblandishments, bland out, blank, blankbook, blank cartridge, blank check, blank cheque, blank endorsement, blanket, blanket bath, blanket bog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with blank checkblank check Unrestricted authority, a free hand, as in I'll support most of the chairman's agenda, but I'm not ready to give him a blank check for the company's future. Literally this term signifies a bank check that is signed by the drawer but does not indicate the amount of money, which is filled in by the person to whom it is given. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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