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

• 說空話而無法兌現
• 承諾做不到的事

Definition

答應或聲稱自己做不到的事情，承諾無法兌現。指的是無法實現的承諾和言論。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個口語表達，常用來批評吹噓或做不到卻許諾的人。可以說「別開不能兌現的支票」。和實際的支票無關。

Examples

Don't write checks you can't cash.

別**說做不到的大話**。

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

他談論自己能力時喜歡**誇下海口**。

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

如果你老是**誇下海口卻做不到**，別人會不再信任你。

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

不要為了給朋友留下好印象而**說大話做不到**。

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

她每次承諾早點完成工作時，總是**說大話做不到**。

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

政客在選舉期間經常**做無法兌現的承諾**。