401-500 Flashcards
Caste a slur upon
a remark that criticizes someone and is likely to have a harmful effect on their reputation
Cast aside
To reject
Cast someone adrift
To leave someone without any support or purpose
Casting pearls before swine
Offering good things to undeserving people
Cat sleep
disturbed sleep / short knap
Cat’s paw
A person used as a tool by another
Catch 22
A particular situation in which one cannot do anything
Catch a tartar
To deal with someone that proves unexpectedly troublesome or powerful
Catch red handed
Caught in act of committing the crime
Catch time by the forelock
Seize opportunity
To take advantage of an opportunity before it is lost.
Cat’s whiskers
To be highly impressive
Best/ superior
Change for the better
An improvement in the situation
Change hands
Pass from one person to another
Change horses in midstream
Major changes in plan at a risky or critical time
Changed colours
Turned pale
Chapter and verses
Provide minute details
Charley horse
Cramp
Chase rainbows
To pursue unrealistic goals
Cheek by Jowl
Very close together
Chew someone out
To scold
Chew something over
To think deeply before deciding
Chew the cud
To think carefully and slowly about something
Chew the fat
Gossip or friendly talks
Chew the scenery
To act overly emotional
Chicken feed
Very little money
Chicken out
To decide not to do something because you are frightened
Chicken hearted
Cowardly
Child’s play
a very easy task
Children should be seen and not heard
Children should not speak in presence of adults
Chill out
To calm down
Chinks in the armour
Small weakness in something that appears strong
Chip off the old block
Remind them of one’s father
Clam up
To become silent
Clean hands
Innocent
Clear the air
To deal openly with misunderstandings to get rid of them
Cloak and dagger
An activity that involves mystery and secrecy
Close shave
Narrow escape from danger
Close to one’s heart
Dear and important to oneself
Closed the book on
Stopped working in
Cloven hoff
The evil intentions
Cock and bull story
An unbelievable or absurd story (illogical, false, exaggerated)
Cold comfort
Slight satisfaction
Comb through
to carefully look through
Come about
To happen
Come hell or high water
In spite of any obstacle
Come in handy
Turn out to be useful
Come of age
To mature and develop fully
Come off
Be seperated/ to happen as planned
Come rain or shine
Under any circumstances
Come to blows
Get into a fight physically
Come to grief
Have an accident
Come to light
Been revealed
Come to terms with something
To gradually accept a sad situation
Come to the point
To speak plainly about the real issue
Come true
To happen in the way you have hoped
Come what may
No matter what happens
Cook the books
To falsify financial records
Cool about working
Ready to work
Cool as a cucumber
Calm and composed
Cool it
To relax
Cool your heels
To be kept waiting
Cope with
Handle
Copycat
One who imitates another closely
Cordoned off
Isolated
Cost someone dearly
To bring one suffering
Cost an arm and a leg
Very expensive
Couch potato
A lazy person
Count one’s blessings
Be grateful for what one has
Cover up
Hide or conceal
Crack someone up
To make someone laugh
Crash and burn
To fail completely
Creature comforts
Luxuries
Cross one’s mind
To think of something
Cross out
Eliminate
Cross swords
Disagree / to fight
Cross that bridge
Solve the problem
Cross that bridge when you come to it
Deal with problem when it arises
Cross your fingers
To wish for good luck or success
Crux of the matter
The most important point
Cry down
To depriciate
Cry for the moon
To make an impractical request
Cry in the wilderness
An unrealistic demand
Cry over spilt milk
To complain about a loss from the past
Cup of tea
One’s chosen or prefered thing
Currying favor with
चापलूसी करना
to praise someone, especially someone in authority, in a way that is not sincere, in order to get some advantage for yourself
Cut a poor figure
To put a bad impression
Cut and dried
Ready made
Cut corners
To save money , time or effort when doing something by not including some parts
Cut down on
Reduce
Cut from the same cloth
To be of similar nature
Cut him off, without a shilling
Disinherited him
जमीन जायदाद से अलग कर कर
Cut in
Interrupt someone while they are speaking
Cut no ice with me
Had no influence on me
Cut one short
To interrupt someone
Cut short
Make shorter as if by cutting off
Cut someone some slack
To be more lenient with one
Cut the gordian knot
Removed the difficulty
Cut the mustard
To perform well
Cut to the chase
Come to the main point
Cut to the quick
Hurt intensely
