write checks one can't cash

Meanings:

• 1.

  International (English)informalfigurative
  • To make promises, threats, or claims that one cannot or will not be able to fulfill or support.
  • To boast or commit to actions or expenditures beyond one's means or capacity to deliver.

• 2.

  International (English)literalfinancial
  • To write a bank check without having sufficient funds in the account to cover it.