mail Idioma

junk mail

unsolicited mail (usually advertisements for something you're not

daily mail

London Cockney rhyming slang for tale

mail

money

by return mail

Idiom(s): by return mail

Theme: POSTAL

by a subsequent mailing (back to the sender). (A phrase indicating that an answer is expected soon, by mail.)
• Since this bill is overdue, would you kindly send us your check by return mail?
• I answered your request by return mail over a year ago. Please check your records.

Mailed fist

Someone who rules or controls something with a mailed fist is in absolute control and tolerates no dissent. A mailed fist in a velvet glove is used to describe someone who appears soft on the outside, but underneath is very hard. 'Iron fist' is an alternative form.

mail order|mail|order

n. phr. A purchase made by mail. If you don't have a chance to go to a store, you can sometimes make a purchase by mail order.

snail mail

snail mail
Ordinary postal service, as opposed to electronic communications. For example, He hasn't taken to his computer so he's still using snail mail. This slangy idiom, alluding to the alleged slowness of the snail, caught on at least partly for its rhyme. [1980s]