"hand in one's checks" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hands in one's checks [present, singular, third-person], handing in one's checks [participle, present], handed in one's checks [participle, past], handed in one's checks [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=hand in one's checks}} hand in one's checks (third-person singular simple present hands in one's checks, present participle handing in one's checks, simple past and past participle handed in one's checks)
  1. (US, colloquial) To die. Tags: US, colloquial Synonyms: pass in one's checks
    Sense id: en-hand_in_one's_checks-en-verb-jx6TKsZL Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40
  2. (US, colloquial) To give up; to concede defeat. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-hand_in_one's_checks-en-verb-KAYtc76z Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hand in, one's, checks.
    Sense id: en-hand_in_one's_checks-en-verb-LwIedoTY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 33 40

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