Mailing it in In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "mailing it in", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2022-03-14 06:03

Phone it in , mail from some place , post (something) to (one)

Mail (something) in phrase

To literally mean to send something to someone or to a particular place by mail

I mailed in the package. Have you received it yet?

To do something such as a given task, duty, or activity without much or any attention, effort, or interest

When being assigned to the role of the editor during the project, she totally mailed it in.

I feel like I'm not as interested in this job as I used to. All I do is just mailing it in.

The task is so easy that she can mail it in.

To send someone or something to someone or something else using a particular path

send along

To send someone or something to continue forward.

The verb "mail" must be conjugated according to its tense.

The origin of this phrase is not clear.