开空头支票
Traditional (Taiwan):
開空頭支票
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to promise what one cannot or will not deliver
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- write a blank (uncashable) cheque
- Meaning
- To make a promise you do not intend or cannot manage to keep. Critical. Close to "make empty promises".
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