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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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carum habere aliquemto feel affection for a person.Rate it:

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cast adriftTo place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave themRate it:

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Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,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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cat that ate the canaryA person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.Rate it:

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cat that ate the canaryA person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.Rate it:

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cat's pajamasA highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.Rate it:

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cat's meowA highly sought-after and fancy example of something.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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causam alicuius agere (apud iudicem)to conduct a person's case (said of an agent, solicitor).Rate it:

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causam dicere pro aliquoto defend a person.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas l'embarrasThere is no great difficulty in it; After all; For the matter of that.Rate it:

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ce verre de bière m'a coupé les jambesMy legs feel shaky after that glass of beer.Rate it:

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cenam alicui apponereto set a repast before a person.Rate it:

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certiorem facere aliquem (alicuius rei or de aliqua re)to inform a person.Rate it:

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cervices (in Cic. only in plur.) frangere alicui or alicuiusto break a person's neck.Rate it:

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cet homme-là est bien tombéThat man has fallen on his feet; That man has applied to the right person (or, ironic), to the wrong person.Rate it:

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charity muggerA person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.Rate it:

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chase the dragonTo chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.Rate it:

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chat upIn a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.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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cheeky monkeyAn impudent person.Rate it:

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cheveux blancssilver-haired personRate 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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chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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choke offTo stop a person in the execution of a purpose.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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chrome domeA bald head; a person who is bald.Rate it:

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cibum apponere, ponere alicuito set food before a person.Rate it:

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closed bookA person or thing that cannot be easily understood; someone or something incomprehensible or puzzling.Rate it:

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clutch artistA person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.Rate it:

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cold as a wagon tireDead.Rate it:

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cold fishA heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.Rate it:

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collect one's thoughtsTo become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.Rate it:

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come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

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come betweenTo affect negatively or cause discord between and another person.Rate it:

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come from behindTo be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.Rate it:

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come in fromTo change to a new side in a conflict; to return from a period of exclusion; to accept after a history of not accepting.Rate it:

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come overTo affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse.Rate it:

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come to one's sensesTo become reasonable, comprehending, or responsible, especially after having behaved in an unreasonable, uncomprehending, or irresponsible manner.Rate it:

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come to one's sensesTo reawaken after having lost consciousness.Rate it:

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come togetherUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: to come together. To meet. To arrive at a destination with someone after having travelled there with each other. To achieve orgasm at the same time.Rate it:

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comfort zoneThe range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.Rate it:

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committere aliquid alicui or alicuius fideito entrust a thing to a person's good faith.Rate it:

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commoda alicuius tuerito look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.Rate it:

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commodis alicuius servireto look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.Rate it:

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congredi cum aliquoto meet a person by arrangement, interview him.Rate it:

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conked outTo fall asleep after doing something strenuous.Rate it:

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conqueri, expostulare cum aliquo de aliqua reto expostulate with a person about a thing.Rate it:

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