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Идиомы на букву C

• call (something) in
  изъять из обращения, потребовать назад (книги, долг)

  The librarian was going to call in the books at the end of the school year.
• come out in the wash
  сработать, как надо; хорошо получиться

  Everything came out in the wash as the construction workers did their best to repair the bridge.
• couch doctor
  психоаналитик

  "You've been awfully worried lately; I advise you to see a couch doctor."
• carry on
  продолжать делать что-либо, вести разговор

  It's difficult to carry on a conversation at a noisy party.
• cut back
  урезать, использовать меньше

  I have to cut back on petrol because it has become very expensive.
• chew (someone) out
  порицать, ругать кого-либо

  The dean is chewing out the students who have missed a lot of classes.
• come back to (someone)
  вспомниться (восстановить в памяти)

  The old saying came back to him: "Easy come, easy go."
• catch (someone) in the act of (doing something)
  застать кого-либо на месте преступления

  My puppy was about to steal a piece of meat from the kitchen table but I caught it in the act.
• carry one's (own) weight
  делать свою долю работы

  Everyone in the family had to carry his own weight during the spring cleaning in the house.
• clear (someone's) name
  доказать чью-либо невиновность

  Molly Morgan had to go to court in order to clear her name of the false charges.
• come away empty-handed
  уйти не с чем (ничего не добиться)

  I went shopping for clothes, but came away empty-handed.
• come to a pretty pass
  довести до крайности, попасть в трудную ситуацию

  The epidemic was spreading fast; things came to a pretty pass and nobody knew what to do about it.
• 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.
• come from (somewhere)
  быть родом от куда-либо

  "I come from Russia and where do you come from?"
• close a deal
  успешно завершить переговоры

  Unfortunately they couldn't close the deal though they worked hard to achieve good results.
• carry the torch
  проявлять верность чему-либо/ кому-либо

  "It's not necessary to carry the torch for Rick; he doesn't deserve it.
• chip off the old block
  характером весь в отца, сын своего отца

  The young man was a chip off the old block; he looked and behaved exactly like his father.
• cough up
  отдать что-либо неохотно

  Sarah was unwilling to give back the money she had borrowed, but she was forced to cough it up.
• cut off (someone or something)
  прервать кого-либо \ что-либо

  Their conversation was cut off by a knock on the door.
• come between (two people)
  встрять между (двумя людьми), разрушить отношения

  Now she doesn't remember who came between her fiancee and her; but their engagement was broken.
• come to
  придти в себя (после операции, несчастного случая)

  It was many hours before he came to after being wounded.
• cool one's heels
  быть вынужденным ждать кого-либо из начальства

  Ann had to cool her heels for half an hour in the office before her boss would see her.
• come to grief
  плохо кончить, попасть в беду

  "You won't be satisfied till you've got what you want. If you must come to grief, so be it."
• civil law
  гражданское право

  Civil law deals with private matters but not with criminal cases.
• come to grips with (something)
  вступить в борьбу с кем-либо, начать бороться

  The city administration came to grips with illegal sales of medication.
• cramp one's style
  ограничивать (разговор), сковывать (действие)

  Ann's mother doesn't allow her to talk much on the phone and it cramps her style.
• cool as a cucumber
  хладнокровный, выдержанный человек

  John is never worried or anxious; he is always as cool as a cucumber.
• carry over (something)
  переносить что-либо на другое время

  It was recommended that the sale should be carried over for some other time.
• come from far and wide
  прибыть из разных мест, отовсюду

  The scientists came from far and wide to take part in the conference.
• clear the decks
  расчистить место и готовиться к действиям

  They realized that in order to clear the decks for the next advance it was necessary to unite.
• cash on the barrelhead
  (платить) наличными деньгами

  I paid the salesman cash on the barrelhead for the second-hand furniture.
• cook (something) up
  замышлять что-либо, придумать, планировать

  Marion was sure her brother was cooking something up concerning her future.
• cut both ways
  поддерживать обе стороны в споре "и нашим, и вашим"

  I don't think much of your argument as it cuts both ways.
• carry through with (something)
  приводить что-либо в исполнение

  The shoe factory carried through with their plan to boost production.
• chicken-livered
  трусливый, малодушный

  Mark is chicken-livered; he is easily scared.