401-500 Flashcards by Sagar Dalal

Caste a slur upon

a remark that criticizes someone and is likely to have a harmful effect on their reputation

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Cast aside

To reject

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Cast someone adrift

To leave someone without any support or purpose

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Casting pearls before swine

Offering good things to undeserving people

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Cat sleep

disturbed sleep / short knap

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Cat’s paw

A person used as a tool by another

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Catch 22

A particular situation in which one cannot do anything

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Catch a tartar

To deal with someone that proves unexpectedly troublesome or powerful

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Catch red handed

Caught in act of committing the crime

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Catch time by the forelock

Seize opportunity
To take advantage of an opportunity before it is lost.

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Cat’s whiskers

To be highly impressive
Best/ superior

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Change for the better

An improvement in the situation

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Change hands

Pass from one person to another

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Change horses in midstream

Major changes in plan at a risky or critical time

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Changed colours

Turned pale

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Chapter and verses

Provide minute details

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Charley horse

Cramp

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Chase rainbows

To pursue unrealistic goals

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Cheek by Jowl

Very close together

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Chew someone out

To scold

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Chew something over

To think deeply before deciding

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Chew the cud

To think carefully and slowly about something

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Chew the fat

Gossip or friendly talks

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Chew the scenery

To act overly emotional

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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