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cash upto earn moneyRate it:
cask wineUsed other than as an idiom: see cask, wine.Rate it:
cask wineWine that is sealed in a plastic bladder and packaged in a cardboard box.Rate it:
cast a shadowUsed other than as an idiom: see cast, shadow.Rate it:
cast a shadowTo dampen future events.Rate it:
cast aboutTo try to find; look around; search; meditate.Rate it:
cast aboutTo plan; plot; contrive.Rate it:
cast adriftTo abandon a ship at seaRate it:
cast adriftTo place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave themRate it:
cast aroundTo cast about.Rate it:
cast asideto discardRate it:
cast aspersionsTo make damaging or spiteful remarks.Rate it:
cast awayTo discard.Rate it:
cast awayTo abandon or maroon.Rate it:
cast in concretesolidly established, very difficult to alterRate it:
cast offTo discard or reject something.Rate it:
cast offTo let go a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc so that she may proceed.Rate it:
cast offTo finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.Rate it:
cast onTo start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.Rate it:
cast one's voteTo vote for something.Rate it:
cast outTo drive out; to expel.Rate it:
cast pearls before swineTo give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.Rate it:
Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,Rate it:
cast the first stoneTo act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.Rate it:
Cast the First StoneTo be first to blame or criticize someone, to lead the scolding over offenderRate it:
cast upto wash something onto the shore.Rate it:
cast upto compute.Rate it:
cast upto bring up as a reproach.Rate it:
cast upto construct by digging.Rate it:
cast up one's accountsTo vomit.Rate it:
cast/shed/throw light on sthto make a problem,etc easier to understandRate it:
casting couchA sofa on which a jobseeker is expected to perform sexual acts in return for a part in a film or other job.Rate it:
casting couchThe situation as described above.Rate it:
castle in the airA visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.Rate it:
casu consultocasu consulto, accidentally on purposeRate it:
casu consultoAccidentally on purpose: something done deliberately, though apparently accidentally.Rate it:
casual expressiona word in the dictionary that has an alternate definition than the dictionary definition or a phrase that means something different than its words put together would literally mean when put togetherRate it:
cat and dog lifeUnhappy married life.Rate it:
cat and mouseA relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.Rate it:
cat and mouse gameTwo individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.Rate it:
cat aroundTo engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around.Rate it:
cat got someone's tongueWhy are you not saying anything?.Rate it:
Cat Got Your TongueTo not answer any query, to stop saying anything if one ask somethingRate it:
cat in the meal-tubSomething concealed; a hidden danger.Rate it:
cat in the sackSomething to be suspicious of.Rate it:
cat pissAny beverage of low quality.Rate it:
cat that ate the canaryA person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.Rate it:
cat that ate the canaryA person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.Rate it:
Cat That Swallowed the CanaryTo appear self satisfiedRate it:
cat's pajamasA highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.Rate it:

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