Definition
A common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.
In Context
- "Your check is in the mail. I gave it to my son to mail yesterday. I hope he remembered."
- "The reply was usually either a story about financial problems, or the "check is in the mail" dodge."
- "It was the sure-fire sign of a business — or an individual — in financial distress: The old check-is-in-the-mail ploy."
- "The person with whom you speak may be well schooled in the "check is in the mail" run-around."