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but who's countingUsed as a retort or comeback, often to deprecate oneself or another for excessive concern or attention to.Rate it:

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buy intoTo buy stocks or shares of (a business).Rate it:

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buy intobelieve; accept a craze or fad for valid.Rate it:

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buzz upTo allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.Rate it:

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by oneselfAlone; without assistance, accompaniment, or help from others.Rate it:

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c'est un homme très répanduHe is a man who goes into society a great deal.Rate it:

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cachinnum tollere, edereto burst into a roar of laughter.Rate it:

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call outTo order into service; to summon into service.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 make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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carry oneselfTo move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves.Rate it:

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carry oneselfTo behave, especially with respect to how one's speech, body language, facial expressions, and grooming convey one's opinion concerning oneself.Rate it:

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carve upTo cut into pieces.Rate it:

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carve upTo divide or dismember, separate into partsRate it:

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cash outTo reconcile at the end of a shift; to compare receipts of items sold to records of credit card, check and cash placed into the drawer, verifying that correct change was given out by the clerk.Rate it:

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cask wineWine that is sealed in a plastic bladder and packaged in a cardboard box.Rate it:

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

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causam dicereto defend oneself before the judge (of the accused).Rate it:

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cet homme y va tête baisséeThat man rushes blindly into it; That man sets to work energetically.Rate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.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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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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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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chickenizationThe process of chickenizing, making into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.Rate it:

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chickenizeTo make into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.Rate it:

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chier dans son frocto shit oneselfRate it:

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chip inTo put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.Rate it:

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chip shotA shot in which the ball is kicked from underneath with accuracy but with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads of opponents or to score a goal.Rate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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chop upTo separate or divide something that was whole. To cut or chop into separate pieces. To convert a sampled audio file into short segments.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.Rate it:

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civitatem mutare (Balb. 11. 27)to naturalise oneself as a citizen of another country.Rate it:

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clarum fieri, nobilitari, illustrari (not the post-classical clarescere or inclarescereto become famous, distinguish oneself.Rate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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clue stickA metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.Rate it:

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coffin cornerThis is an aerodynamics term which refers to a narrow and critical altitude range where an aircraft’s stall speed approaches its maximum speed, which can lead to catastrophic instability. This phrase is also used in American football to refer to the section of playing field, near the endzone, between the goal line and the 5 yard line in which punters attempt to pin the opposing team within, by executing a ‘coffin corner’ kick. This manuever is highly difficult and requires immense precision.Rate it:

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cogitatione sibi aliquid depingereto picture to oneself.Rate it:

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come and goTo alternately enter and exit into something (physically or figuratively)Rate it:

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come atTo enter into sexual relations with.Rate it:

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come awayTo distance oneselfRate it:

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come down the pikeTo emerge, come up; to approach or arrive on the scene; to present (itself or oneself).Rate it:

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come forthTo move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.Rate it:

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come intoTo enter the initial phase of; to commence.Rate it:

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come intoUsed other than as an idiom: See come and into.Rate it:

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come intoTo be a factor in.Rate it:

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come intoTo inherit (money).Rate it:

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come into beingTo form; to start to exist.Rate it:

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come into one's ownTo reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.Rate it:

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come the acidTo make oneself unpleasant, especially by sarcasm.Rate it:

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come toTo stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.Rate it:

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