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I suspect this may be a play on words where checks = cheque, or money
by wepple 1y ago
I suspect this may be a play on words where checks = cheque, or money
- pwdisswordfishz 1y ago"Balance" also has a financial meaning…
- catlikesshrimp 1y agoI am stating the obvious to clarify: cheques without balances is an overdraft. You give a piece of paper that can't be exchanged for money when promised.
- lostlogin 1y agoI don’t think that the saying has anything to do with money. It’s about power, oversight and preventing overreach. Of course, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t used in reference to money by the OP.
- ants_everywhere 1y agoYeah I thought this was possible too that's one of the reasons I asked I checked to see if that pun occurs elsewhere and didn't see it. Someone who doesn't have English as a first language may not know the more obscure usage of check since you don't use it much these days other than as part of phrases and idioms like "checks and balances", which is 18th century English