[rubber check] {n.}, {informal} A check written without enough money in the bank to make it good. * /Bill got into trouble when he paid his bills with rubber checks./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

blank check

[blank check] {n.} 1. A bank check written to a person who can then write in how much money he wants. * /John's father sent him a blank check to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

claim check

[claim check] {n.} A ticket needed to get back something. * /The man at the parking lot gave Mrs. Collins a claim check./ * /The boy put the dry cleaning […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in check

[in check] {adv. phr.} In a position where movement or action is not allowed or stopped; under control; kept quiet or back. * /The boy was too small to keep […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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paint your wagon

[paint your wagon] Does anybody know what is the origin and the meaning of this expression?

George Kaufman

(1889-1961) U.S. playwright The trouble with incest is that it gets you involved with relatives.

breakthrough

[breakthrough] {n.} A point of sudden success after a long process of experimentation, trial and error. * /The U.S. Space […]

carry the banner

[carry the banner] {v. phr.} To support a cause or an ideal with obvious advocacy. * /Our college is carrying the banner for […]

stop cold

[stop cold] or [stop dead] or [stop in one's tracks] {v. phr.}, {informal} To stop very quickly or with great force. * /The […]

stretch a point

[stretch a point] or [strain a point] {v. phr.} To permit something different or more than usual; not tell the exact truth or […]

Will Rogers

(1879-1935) U.S. humorist Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

fit

[fit] {adj.} sexually attractive (Afro-Carribean).