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cast offTo finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.Rate it:

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cast offTo let go a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc so that she may proceed.Rate it:

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cast onTo start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.Rate 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 big airSuperlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.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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caucus raceA political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.Rate it:

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caught with one's pants downCaught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.Rate it:

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caution - slippery when wetWarning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery ground not to fall down and get injured.Rate it:

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censu prohibere, excludereto strike off the burgess-roll.Rate it:

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cet homme se tirerait d'un puitsThat man would get out of any difficulty, is full of resource.Rate it:

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chalk offTo record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.Rate it:

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charge offA write-off.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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chase awayto get rid ofRate it:

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chase offto make someone or something go awayRate it:

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check is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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check offto remove something from a list, by crossing it or otherwiseRate 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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cheese offTo annoy.Rate it:

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cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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chew offTo reprimand, to scoldRate it:

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

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Chip Off the Old BlockA child who shares the same looks, abilities and characteristics as of his parentsRate it:

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Chip on Your ShoulderAlways ready to fight or get in some quarrel or having an aggressive and rude natureRate it:

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choke offTo get rid of, cause to come to an end.Rate it:

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choke offTo stop a person in the execution of a purpose.Rate it:

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cinq à septafternoon get-together similar to a happy hour, cocktail party, or wine and cheese, held approximately between 5 and 7 p.m.Rate it:

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claw offto beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shoreRate it:

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clear awayTo dispose of, to get rid of, to remove.Rate it:

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clear offTo leave abruptlyRate it:

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Clip Your WingsTo cut off luxuries and privileges or take away the power and authority enjoyed by someoneRate it:

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clock offto end workRate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeyExtremely cold.Rate it:

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come atTo get to, especially with effort or difficulty.Rate it:

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come byTo obtain; to get, now especially by chance or involuntarily.Rate it:

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come down off your high horse!Appearing Haughty, Belligerent, Egotistical,Rate it:

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come down withTo contract or get; to show symptoms of a minor illness.Rate it:

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

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come offTo become detached.Rate it:

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come onTo get one's period, start menstruating.Rate it:

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come on toTo start to.Rate it:

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