open cheque
Britishnoun
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"I feel like I'm writing an open cheque," he said.
From BBC
Scotland's inaugural first minister Donald Dewar feared compensating people infected by contaminated blood could result in an "open cheque book".
From BBC
The email sent on behalf of Mr Dewar on 23 September 1999 said he was "a little concerned about the possible financial implications and fears that an open mind could be taken to mean an open cheque book".
From BBC
The past few years have seen the appearance of a sprinkling of firms that claim to know how, given an appropriately open cheque book, to overcome the problems that the bureaucracy and group-think of the established endeavours cannot.
From Economist
They sought bright ideas with open cheque books, putting smiles on the faces of several entrepreneurs, if not on that of a certain household pet.
From Economist
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