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Идиомы на букву C

• cut one's losses
  снизить, уменьшить потери

  To cut their losses they should sell the old machinery as soon as possible.
• 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.
• cut out the deadwood
  избавляться от бесполезных, непроизводительных работников

  There are a lot of uncreative people in the firm. I think it's necessary to cut out the deadwood.
• caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
  быть пойманным с поличным

  The girl was caught with her hand in the cookie jar when the manager saw her stealing office supplies.
• come through
  придти на помощь

  "I am ready to come through if you need my help."
• can't stomach (someone or something)
  не переносить, не переваривать (кого-либо \ что-либо)

  I can't stand the way Jill behaves in public places.
• cook one's goose
  навредить самому себе, погубить себя

  Pat cooked her goose and now she has no opportunity of getting good education.
• carry (something) out
  выполнять, доводить до конца

  Adam carried out the plan in every detail.
• champ/chomp at the bit
  быть в нетерпении (что-либо делать)

  The children were chomping at the bit to go to the Field Museum.
• clam up
  замолчать

  Evidently they were talking about me as they clammed up when I appeared.
• cut-rate
  сниженная цена

  Kevin's brother bought a cut-rate computer at the second-hand store.
• clean bill of health
  документ о (хорошем) состоянии здоровья человека или животного

  I took my dog to the vet clinic for a check up, and the vet gave the dog a clean bill of health.
• circulate the agenda
  раздать напечатанную информацию, которая будет обсуждаться или распространить повестку дня

  They usually circulated the agenda for a meeting a few days before the meeting.
• come out ahead
  добиться улучшения, выиграть

  Their new house was expensive, but they came out ahead as it is very comfortable.
• come of age
  достичь совершеннолетия

  In the U.K. young boys and girls come of age at 21, and than they can have all legal rights.
• call (someone) in
  вызвать кого-либо, пригласить (для консультации)

  They had to call in a heart specialist to examine the patient.
• come full circle
  пойти на попятную (отказаться от прежних планов, точки зрения)

  The local authorities came full circle with their social policy.
• cut (someone) off without a penny
  оставить кого-либо без копейки, лишать наследства

  Martha was determined to file for a divorce, but her husband threatened to cut her off without a penny.
• crack the whip
  заставить усердно работать с помощью угроз "погонять палкой"

  We were going to crack the whip so that to get the job finished in time."
• cannot see one's hand in front of one's face
  не видеть ни зги, ничего не видеть на расстоянии вытянутой руки

  The fog was so thick that I could not see my hands in front of my face.
• come out of the closet
  раскрывать свои секреты

  Everybody seems to have a secret of some sort, so I was not surprised when Tina came out of the closet.
• chips and dip
  чипсы с соусом

  I asked my Mom to buy some chips and dip for me.
• call for (someone or something)
  требовать что-либо, вызывать кого-либо (если нужна помощь)

  This flower is very fastidious; it calls for continual care.
• clean up
  получить кучу денег

  Joshua cleaned up at the state lottery last month.
• calculated risk
  обдуманный риск

  The factory must have taken a calculated risk when they had put new products on the market.
• can take (something) to the bank
  что-либо, гарантирующее успех

  I am sure that we can very well take the new business project to the bank.
• 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.
• call for (someone)
  заходить за кем-либо

  We were still having dinner when they called for us to go to the swimming pool.
• close up shop
  прекращать работу, закрыться

  The beauty saloon had to close up shop when the rent was increased.
• come up in a discussion
  стать предметом дискуссии

  The issue of extra office hours suddenly came up in a discussion during the meeting.
• control the purse strings
  контролировать расход денег (в семье)

  My mother-in-law didn't earn money, but she controlled the purse strings in the family.
• come on the scene
  появиться на месте действия

  Television first came on the scene in America in the fifties of the twentieth century.
• come alive
  оживиться, проявить активность

  "What's the matter with you? Come alive and start enjoying the game."
• calm down
  успокоиться, расслабиться

  "I want you to calm down and tell me the whole story."
• come a cropper
  потерпеть неудачу

  Sam didn't study hard during the semester, and he came a cropper at the exams.