"write checks one can't cash" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 说空话而无法兑现
• 承诺做不到的事

Definition

答应或声称自己做不到的事情，承诺无法兑现。指的是无法实现的承诺和言语。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个口语表达，常用来批评那些吹嘘或承诺自己无法做到的事的人。可以说“别说无法兑现的话”。和实际支票无关。

Examples

Don't write checks you can't cash.

别**说做不到的大话**。

He likes to write checks he can't cash when talking about his skills.

他谈论自己能力时喜欢**夸下海口**。

If you keep writing checks you can't cash, people will stop trusting you.

如果你老是**夸下海口却做不到**，别人会不再信任你。

Don't write checks you can't cash just to impress your friends.

不要为了给朋友留下好印象而**说大话做不到**。

She tends to write checks she can't cash whenever she promises to finish work early.

她每次承诺早点完成工作时，总是**说大话做不到**。

Politicians often write checks they can't cash during elections.

政客在选举期间经常**做无法兑现的承诺**。