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mail it in

idiom

To deliver a performance without commitment or effort, with lackluster results.


Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    carry the mail

    To work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.

  2. 02

    check is in the mail

    A common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.

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