| 单词 | rubber check |
| 释义 | rubber checkSEE SYNONYMS FOR rubber check ON THESAURUS.COM nouna check drawn on an account lacking the funds to pay it; a check that bounces. Origin of rubber checkAn Americanism dating back to 1925–30 Words nearby rubber checkrubberbanding, rubber-base paint, rubber bridge, rubber-bulb syringe, rubber cement, rubber check, rubber cheque, rubber-chicken circuit, rubber-faced, rubber goods, rubber ice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with rubber checkrubber check A check drawn on an account without the funds to pay it, as in He's been handing out rubber checks right and left, but the police have caught up with him. The rubber alludes to the fact that, like rubber, the check “bounces,” in this case back from the bank. [Slang; c. 1920] 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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