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Идиомы на букву C

• cash cow
  что-либо приносящее хороший доход, "дойная корова"

  The cafe my mother opened not long ago turned out to be a cash cow; it is very profitable.
• cash in (something)
  обменять что-либо (купоны, облигации) на наличные деньги

  I went to the bank to cash in a large number of my savings bonds in order to get some money to buy a condominium.
• cash in on (something)
  зарабатывать на чём-либо

  A famous pop singer cashed in on her popularity in order to open a night club.
• cash in one's chips
  умереть (дословно 'поменять фишки на наличные деньги в конце игры')

  My Grandfather cashed in his chips at the age of ninety-five.
• cash on the barrelhead
  (платить) наличными деньгами

  I paid the salesman cash on the barrelhead for the second-hand furniture.
• cash-and-carry
  оплата покупки наличными

  In a cash-and-carry store goods are usually sold at lower prices.
• cold hard cash
  наличные (монеты, банкноты)

  Mr. Ackroyd bought a new car and paid cold hard cash for it.