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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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can't make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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cancel outTo neutralize the effect of something.Rate it:

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carry forwardThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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carry outTo hold while moving something out.Rate it:

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carry outTo fulfill.Rate it:

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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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carve outTo hollow by carving.Rate it:

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carve upTo cut into pieces.Rate it:

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carve upTo divide or dismember, separate into partsRate it:

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cash outTo retire; to exchange gambling chips for money when finished gambling.Rate it:

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cash outTo exchange possession of any commodity or idea for cash.Rate it:

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cash outTo reconcile at the end of a shift; to compare receipts of items sold to records of credit card, check and cash placed into the drawer, verifying that correct change was given out by the clerk.Rate it:

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cash outTo explain what is entailed by an idea or proposition.Rate it:

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cast outTo drive out; to expel.Rate it:

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castra metari (B. C. 3. 13)to mark out a camp.Rate it:

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catch fireBecome engulfed with flames.Rate it:

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catch heatTo get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.Rate it:

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catch outTo discover or expose as fake or insincere.Rate it:

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catch outTo put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.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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ce n'est qu'un feu de pailleIt is only a flash in the pan; It will not last.Rate it:

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ce sont des finesses cousues de fil blancThose tricks are easily found out.Rate it:

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cease firetruceRate it:

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cet homme casse les vitresThat man speaks out boldly, to bring matters to a crisis; That man does not pick and choose his words.Rate it:

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cet homme se tirerait d'un puitsThat man would get out of any difficulty, is full of resource.Rate it:

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cet homme y va tête baisséeThat man rushes blindly into it; That man sets to work energetically.Rate it:

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chalk outTo write down using chalkRate it:

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chalk outto make (plans); to sketchRate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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chanter fauxTo sing out of tune.Rate it:

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chassez le naturel, il revient au galopWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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chat échaudé craint l'eau froideA burnt child dreads the fire; Once bit, twice shy.Rate it:

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cheap outTo reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to cut corners.Rate it:

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cheapen outAlternative form of cheap outRate it:

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cheat outTo face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.Rate it:

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cheat out ofTo trick into giving something up; to unfairly deprive someone of.Rate it:

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check intoTo formally announce one's arrival at a location or event to a proprietor or employee of that location or event in order to secure admission, accommodations, or other services.Rate it:

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check outTo pay the bill, and record one's departure, as from a hotel.Rate it:

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check outTo die.Rate it:

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check outTo have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.Rate it:

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check outTo examine or inspect; to espy.Rate it:

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check outTo obtain computer source code from a repository.Rate it:

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check outUsed to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.Rate it:

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check outTo withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.Rate it:

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check outTo leave in a hurry.Rate it:

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check up onTo examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check outRate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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chestnut(Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.Rate it:

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