How to Pronounce "write checks one can't cash"
expression
RYT CHEKS WUHN KANT KASH
ryt-CHEKS won-KAHNT-kash
Definition
To promise or claim something you can't actually do, provide, or fulfill. It refers to making commitments that you are unable to keep.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈtʃɛks/ /ˈwən/ /ˈkænt/ /ˈkæʃ
British English
ɹˈaɪt/ /tʃˈɛks/ /wˈɒn/ /kɑːnt/ /kˈæʃ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RYT CHEKS WUHN KANT KASH
UK
ryt-CHEKS won-KAHNT-kash
Listen in Context
Don't write checks you can't cash.
He likes to write checks he can't cash when talking about his skills.
If you keep writing checks you can't cash, people will stop trusting you.
Don't write checks you can't cash just to impress your friends.