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Идиомы на букву C

• come to light
  обнаружиться, стать известным, "выйти на свет божий"

  The truth finally came to light.
• come to mind
  придти в голову, припомнить

  I was trying to recollect the title of the book, but nothing came to mind.
• come to nothing/naught
  окончиться ничем, свестись к нулю, не иметь никакого успеха

  All his schemes have come to nothing.
• come to one's senses
  образумиться, взяться за ум, придти в себя

  "I want you to stop fooling around and come to your senses."
• come to pass
  произойти, случиться, иметь место

  Jill does not know what will come to pass if she doesn't deal with the problem promptly.
• come to terms
  придти к соглашению

  The Chief Executive and the labor union came to terms, and the strike was prevented.
• come to terms with (someone or something)
  принять чьи-либо условия, договориться, прийти к соглашению

  We came to terms with them and struck a good bargain.
• come to the fore
  выйти вперёд, занять важное место или позицию

  Peter Boy came to the fore and made up his mind to take an important position in the firm.
• come to the point
  говорить по существу, переходить к делу

  "I know something about your troubles, so don't beat about the bush, come to the point at once."
• come true
  сбываться, осуществляться, претворяться в жизнь

  "Happy birthday to you! May all your dreams come true!"
• come unglued
  потерять контроль, очень расстроиться

  The owner of a small store came unglued when he learned that his store had burned down.
• come up
  случиться, внезапно произойти

  "I know that you are worried about your parents. I'll let you know if something comes up."
• come up in a discussion
  стать предметом дискуссии

  The issue of extra office hours suddenly came up in a discussion during the meeting.
• come up in the world
  выйти в люди, преуспеть, делать карьеру "идти в гору"

  He is an extremely clear-headed and cautious young man; he is destined to come up in the world.
• come up smelling like roses
  оправиться (после неудач, трудных времён)

  Linda had a lot of problems, but when I met her yesterday, she came up smelling like roses.
• come up with (something)
  найти ответ, придумать что-либо

  Joe tried to come up with something interesting to do.
• come what may
  будь, что будет; что бы ни случилось

  Come what may I am resolute to conquer the highest peak of the mountain.
• come with the territory
  ожидаемое положение дел "иначе и быть не может"

  The fact that she has to work late at night comes with the territory with her job as a newscaster.
• come-down
  понижение (по службе), уменьшение доходов, влияния

  Ronald's recent status is a come-down; he used to be invited to big functions but is now ignored.
• come/go away empty-handed
  придти \ уйти с пустыми руками

  I wanted to buy an English-English dictionary but went away empty -handed.
• come/turn up trumps
  оказаться более удачным, чем предполагалось

  Wanda's marriage turned up trumps which was a big surprise to her friends and family.
• commercial law
  торговое право

  After I graduate the university I would like to practice in commercial law.
• commit (something) to memory
  запомнить что-либо

  The names were difficult and I tried hard to commit them to memory.
• common ground
  общие интересы

  The negotiations did not go well because there was no common ground between the negotiators.
• common law
  общее право, неписаный закон

  Common law is mostly based on custom and court decisions of the past.
• common property
  общая собственность (жителей)

  Parks in London are common property and anyone can use them.
• common touch
  дружелюбный подход ко всем, дружеская манера обращения

  If you have a common touch, everybody will like you.
• community property
  общее имущество супругов

  My husband and I decided to give some of our community property to our children.
• company man
  преданный компании работник

  Mr. Right is a company man, and he usually puts in an extra effort for his company.
• company town
  город, в котором преобладает один вид промышленности или одна компания

  Tampa used to be a company town; now it has a lot of industries.
• comparative negligence
  неосторожность, халатность обеих сторон, преступная оплошность

  The traffic police determined that it was a case of comparative negligence for both the drivers and they both were responsible for the damage of their cars.
• compare apples and oranges
  сравнивать несравнимое

  "Don't compare our old house to the new one; it's like comparing apples and oranges."
• con (someone) out of (something)
  выманить у кого-либо деньги или что-либо ценное

  The gipsy outside the station tried to con me out of some money.
• conclusive evidence
  неопровержимые доказательства

  The criminal was convicted due to the conclusive evidence of one of the witnesses.
• conditional sale
  продажа с соблюдением определённых условий

  The sale of the estate was a conditional sale, and I couldn't occupy the house before the deal was complete.