cut (somebody) a checkAmerican EnglishAmE informal to write a check for a particular amount of money and give it to someone (给某人)开支票 When the damage assessor called, he cut a check for $139. 估损员到来后,他开了一张139美元的支票。
cut (somebody) a check• Battaglia set it up so that whenever Anna needed something for college, a trustee would cut a check.
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