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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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charmed lifeA life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.Rate 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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chassez le naturel, il revient au galopWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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cheap outTo reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to cut corners.Rate it:

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cheapen outAlternative form of cheap outRate it:

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cheat outTo face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.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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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 obtain computer source code from a repository.Rate it:

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check outTo examine or inspect; to espy.Rate it:

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check outTo die.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 outTo withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.Rate it:

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check outUsed to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.Rate it:

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check outTo leave in a hurry.Rate it:

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check up onTo examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check outRate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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chestnut(Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.Rate it:

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chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.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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chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicableRate it:

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Chew Your CudTo have a detailed analysis about anything or to think about something in a very deep mannerRate it:

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chicken outlack nerves to actRate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.Rate it:

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Chickens Come Home to RoostCertain words or actions, which carry evil intentions, always haunt a person - who uses them or carries them outRate it:

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Chill OutCalm down, relax or feel light and relievedRate 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 on one's shoulderA tendency to take offence quickly.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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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 upTo cause something to have cracks or dents.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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chou pour chouTaking one thing with another.Rate it:

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Christmas graduateA freshman who drops out of college at the end of the first semester.Rate it:

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chuck outTo discard, to dispose of.Rate it:

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churn outTo produce a large quantity of rapidly and easily.Rate it:

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city slickerOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.Rate it:

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claim to fameThat for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous.Rate it:

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clap outTo clap to the rhythm of a song.Rate it:

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