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The term means 1400 dollars. It's an idiom that finds its origins in Washington DC.
"2000 dollar checks will go out as soon as you vote blue in Georgia"
When you have a near-death experience and you have to make sure you’re not in the Twilight Zone.
After being nearly hit by a car it’s important to perform a Twilight Zone Check by making sure people can still see you
If you say "it checks all the boxes", you mean that it shows you very clearly the truth about a situation or someone's feelings. That something says it all.
"He listens to Adele and wears pink shirts."
"Checks all the boxes."
something you do with the boys to see if anyone's got a boner
*someone says something horny*
"ayo stand up check"
To get a layoff, or terminated, from your job, especially a contract or labor union job. Named so because you get your regular check, plus a layoff payoff check, so the company doesnt owe you anything else.
"Hey did Paul get a layoff?"
"Yeah, they gave him a two check sandwich"
Looking to see if something or someone is worth your time
I was in the club checking out the goods. I was at the party and checking out the goods on the grill
To humble an arrogant person; To knock someone down a peg; To overshadow another person, particularly someone who is arrogant or someone who has upstaged someone else.
Derived from the semi famous SR-71 groundspeed check story.
Person 1: I just finished another great medium article. Pretty good if I do say so myself.
Person 2: Boy my op ed was just published in The New York Times.
Person 3: Now that's what I call a ground speed check.