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chain reactionA nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.Rate it:

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champagne taste on a beer budgetExpensive wants or preferences which one lacks the finances to fulfill satisfactorily.Rate it:

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change handsTo become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.Rate it:

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change of heartA change of one's opinion, belief or decision.Rate it:

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change of paceA shift from one activity to anotherRate it:

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change one's mindTo decide differently than one had decided before.Rate it:

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change one's mindTo convince someone to make a decision differing from what a previous one.Rate it:

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change one's tuneTo reconsider; rethink; to reach a different conclusion.Rate it:

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change one's tuneTo change one's story.Rate it:

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change overto convert to, to make a transition from one system to anotherRate it:

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change someone's mindTo convince someone to make a decision differing from what a previous one.Rate it:

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change the channelTo redirect someone's attention.Rate it:

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change upTo confuse someone by doing something unexpected or in an unexpected way.Rate it:

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changer son fusil d'épauleTo change one’s opinion, profession, tactics.Rate it:

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changer son fusil d'épauleto change tack, change one's tuneRate it:

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charbonnier est maître chez lui (or, chez soi)Every one is master in his own house; An Englishman’s house is his castle.Rate it:

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charge upTo motivate, to instill someone with determination.Rate it:

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charm the pants off ofBe very impressed with someone or something that was said or done.Rate it:

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charmed lifeA life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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chase afterTo pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.Rate it:

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chase afterTo chase someone.Rate it:

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chase downTo pursue and apprehend someone.Rate it:

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chase offto make someone or something go awayRate it:

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chase one's tailTo busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.Rate it:

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cheat out ofTo trick into giving something up; to unfairly deprive someone of.Rate it:

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cheater cheater pumpkin eaterWhen someone is cheating.Rate it:

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cheaters never prosperOne does not gain from cheating.Rate it:

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check inTo announce or record one's arrival at a hotel, airport etc.Rate it:

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check intoTo formally announce one's arrival at a location or event to a proprietor or employee of that location or event in order to secure admission, accommodations, or other services.Rate it:

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check outTo pay the bill, and record one's departure, as from a hotel.Rate it:

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check outTo have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.Rate it:

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check throughTo permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.Rate it:

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checks off all the boxesmeets all the criteria; usually said about what someone is looking for in a man or womanRate it:

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cheer upTo make someone happy.Rate it:

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cheese cutterSomeone who flatulates; especially someone who is known for their flatulation; someone who cuts the cheese.Rate it:

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chew somebody outTo berate; to shout at someone.Rate it:

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Chew Someone OutTo handle someone roughly and scold them severelyRate it:

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chickens coming home to roostConsequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.Rate it:

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China syndromeA behavior, policy, or situation characteristic of or involving China; an actual or potential catastrophe, especially one involving China.Rate it:

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China syndromeOne instance of such a nuclear mishap.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backWithdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backA drug addiction.Rate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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chip on one's shoulderA tendency to take offence quickly.Rate it:

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chip on one's shoulderA form of challenge in the same spirit as a medieval knight throwing down his gauntlet.Rate it:

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chip on one's shoulderA habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.Rate it:

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choke upTo lose one's power of speech, because of embarrassment, fear etc.Rate it:

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chômer les fêtes avant qu'elles ne soient venuesTo count one’s chickens before they are hatched.Rate it:

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chopped liverA person or object which is not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.Rate it:

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chou pour chouTaking one thing with another.Rate it:

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