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cat got someone's tongueWhy are you not saying anything?.Rate it:

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catch nappingTo surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of.Rate it:

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catch someone nappingTo take advantage of someone's inattention.Rate it:

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catch someone red-handedTo discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.Rate 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 with one's hand in the cookie jarTo catch someone taking something that he or she is not entitled to.Rate 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 someone's eyeTo capture someone's attention.Rate it:

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Catch You LaterTo say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good byeRate it:

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catmeatSomeone who has been badly beaten.Rate it:

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causam popularem suscipere or defendereto take up the cause of the people, democratic principles.Rate it:

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ce mot m'a échappéI have forgotten that word.Rate it:

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ce mot m'est échappéThat word escaped me inadvertently (i.e., I did not mean to say it).Rate it:

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ce sont les paresseux qui font le plus de cheminLazy people take the most pains.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 one's mindTo convince someone to make a decision differing from what a previous one.Rate 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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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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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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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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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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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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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate 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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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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chopped liverA person or object which is not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.Rate it:

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chum upTo make friends with someone.Rate it:

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cibum sumere, capereto take food.Rate it:

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clamp down onTo take measures to stop something; to put an end to.Rate it:

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clap onto temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair windRate it:

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Clean Bill of HealthTo declare someone or something to be innocent, in healthy condition or satisfactory enoughRate it:

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clean someone's clockTo defeat decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.Rate it:

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clear one's nameprove someone's innocence; exonerateRate it:

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cling toTo remain by side; to refuse to leave the company of someone to whom one has an intense emotional attachment.Rate it:

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clip someone's wingsTo restrict someone's freedomRate 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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clitlickerSomeone who flatters others, especially women, in a manner that seems obsequious and submissive.Rate it:

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