paper-hanger

paper hanger

One who writes bad or dishonored checks, especially out of habit or as a criminal profession. Sometimes hyphenated. Apparently there's been a paper hanger passing through the state, depositing bad checks on Fridays and then skipping town before the banks are open on Monday. He was a paper-hanger for a while back in college. Nothing too serious, mostly just did it to pay for groceries or school supplies when he was low on cash.

paper-hanger

n. someone who tries to pass bad checks. (see also paper, paper-pusher.) He’s wanted as a paper-hanger in four states.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

muckety muck
in demand
bowler hat (one) out (of something or some place)
bleeding edge
cop on
hit and miss
hit or miss
hit-and-miss
crater
crater face

References in classic literature

By trade he was a paper-hanger. We had much serious talk together.

Man And Wife

Kovacs worked as a self-employed painter and paper-hanger. He served the town of Auburn as a selectman.

William R. Kovacs, 87

OFF London Road, in 1887, at Number 5 Falkland Street, there once lived a painter and paper-hanger named John Mutch, who was suspected by the police of being a sophisticated criminal.

MUTCH WANTS MORE

One paper-hanger told the inquiry that he had sometimes had to scrape 14 thicknesses of wallpaper off the walls in the process of redecoration.

Perspective: Don't condemn jerry-builders for quick fix solutions

The US construction industry is supported by more self-employed workers than most, with 60.9 percent of construction managers and 44.9 percent of painters and paper-hangers self-employed.

Construction employment: Alaska's resillence

Yes, your paper-hangers and your pastry-makers ideally need a stage that is pro-tecteby a covering, just for one scene and immediately before the interval, so that the interval can be used for the clean-up job.

Oh yes, let panto plans include slapstick; Amateur Stage

词组	paper-hanger
释义	paper-hanger paper hanger One who writes bad or dishonored checks, especially out of habit or as a criminal profession. Sometimes hyphenated. Apparently there's been a paper hanger passing through the state, depositing bad checks on Fridays and then skipping town before the banks are open on Monday. He was a paper-hanger for a while back in college. Nothing too serious, mostly just did it to pay for groceries or school supplies when he was low on cash. See also: hanger, paper Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. paper-hanger n. someone who tries to pass bad checks. (see also paper, paper-pusher.) He’s wanted as a paper-hanger in four states. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: muckety muck in demand bowler hat (one) out (of something or some place) bleeding edge cop on hit and miss hit or miss hit-and-miss crater crater face References in classic literature By trade he was a paper-hanger. We had much serious talk together. Man And Wife Kovacs worked as a self-employed painter and paper-hanger. He served the town of Auburn as a selectman. William R. Kovacs, 87 OFF London Road, in 1887, at Number 5 Falkland Street, there once lived a painter and paper-hanger named John Mutch, who was suspected by the police of being a sophisticated criminal. MUTCH WANTS MORE One paper-hanger told the inquiry that he had sometimes had to scrape 14 thicknesses of wallpaper off the walls in the process of redecoration. Perspective: Don't condemn jerry-builders for quick fix solutions The US construction industry is supported by more self-employed workers than most, with 60.9 percent of construction managers and 44.9 percent of painters and paper-hangers self-employed. Construction employment: Alaska's resillence Yes, your paper-hangers and your pastry-makers ideally need a stage that is pro-tecteby a covering, just for one scene and immediately before the interval, so that the interval can be used for the clean-up job. Oh yes, let panto plans include slapstick; Amateur Stage
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