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c'est là son moindre défautThat is not a great weakness of hers (or, his); That is the last thing you can reproach her (or, him) with.Rate it:

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c'est mon dernier motThat is the last concession I can make; I will not take less.Rate it:

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c'est un homme que j'ai dans la mainHe is a man I hold in the hollow of my hand, i.e. I can make him do what I like.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui arriveraHe is sure to get on in the world.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui s'afficheHe is a man who tries to get talked about (generally in a disparaging sense).Rate it:

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cack upTo mess up; to get seriously wrong.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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can do withTo need; to want; to be in a position to benefit from.Rate it:

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can I buy you a drinkIndicates the speaker wishes to buy the interlocutor a drink, in a bar.Rate it:

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can I come inAsks for permission to enter a room.Rate it:

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can I use your phoneIndicates that the speaker wants to communicate with someone via the interlocutor's telephone, if it is available.Rate it:

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can itTo silence; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.Rate it:

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can of cornAn easily caught fly ball.Rate it:

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can of wormsA complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.Rate it:

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can of wormsA troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.Rate it:

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can we sayUsed sarcastically to draw attention to a motive or agenda.Rate it:

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can you hear me looking at youSelf explanatoryRate it:

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can you help meA request for help.Rate it:

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can you tell usA prefix indicating a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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can't see the forest for the treesTo miss the major things while only seeing the minor details; to overlook the entire situation due to focusing on small aspectsRate it:

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can't do right for doing wrongBe in a situation where any course of action leads to a negative outcome.Rate it:

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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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Can't Get Blood from a StoneTo be unable of doing impossible things,Rate it:

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can't get enoughTo greatly enjoy; to like a lotRate it:

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can't helpIs unable to avoid a situation, or stop something from happening.Rate it:

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Can't Hit the Side of a BarnTo be unable of hitting the target accurately, to hold horrible planRate it:

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Can't Hold a Candle ToTo be highly inferior, to be substandard in a certain skillRate it:

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can't make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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can't seemUsed other than as an idiom: see can't, seem.Rate it:

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can't seemSeem to be unable.Rate it:

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can't standhateRate it:

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can't waitTo eagerly anticipate; to find it unbearable to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.Rate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

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carry the canTo take responsibility, especially in a challenging situation.Rate it:

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Carved in StoneUnchangeable, permanently determined on opinion or decision,Rate it:

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carved in stoneUnchangeable.Rate it:

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cast the first stoneTo act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.Rate it:

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Cast the First StoneTo be first to blame or criticize someone, to lead the scolding over offenderRate it:

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catch a break!To receive or get lucky opportunityRate it:

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catch a tanTo get a suntan.Rate it:

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catch as catch canTo use any available means or methods.Rate it:

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catch heatTo get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.Rate it:

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catch sight ofto see for a brief period; to get a glimpse ofRate it:

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Catch Someone Red-HandedTo get hold of a person or situation, while a wrong act is being carried outRate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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catch upTo get news.Rate it:

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catch upget level withRate it:

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catch-as-catch-canIntermittent; only when possible or when the opportunity presents itself.Rate it:

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catch-as-catch-canA. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681.Rate it:

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