rubber

lay (some) rubber

Sl. to spin one's car tires when accelerating, leaving black marks on the street. At that age all they want to do is get in the car and lay some rubber. You wanna know how well I can lay some rubber in this thing?

See also: lay

where the rubber meets the road

Fig. at the point in a process where there are challenges, issues, or problems. Now we have spelled out the main area of dissent. This is where the rubber meets the road.

See also: meet, road

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a rubber check  (American humorous)

a cheque (= a piece of paper from someone's bank that they sign and use for money) that is not worth anything because the person does not have enough money in the bank The woman was accused of writing more than $100,000 in rubber checks to pay for expensive jewelry.

See also: check

rubber-stamp something

if someone rubber-stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough

Usage notes: If someone official has examined a document, they often put a special mark on it using a rubber stamp (= a small printing device made of rubber).

School governors will not simply rubber-stamp what teachers have already decided. The court was asked to rubber-stamp the Department's decision to free the men.