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• 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.
• catch (someone) napping
  застать кого-либо спящим; обнаружить, что кто-либо не готов к чему-либо

  The thieves caught the security guard napping and got into the building unnoticed.
• catch (someone) off balance
  застать кого-либо врасплох

  I caught Sally off balance when I said that her rental lease had expired.
• catch (someone) off guard
  застать кого-либо врасплох (во время беспечности)

  Leo, who was watching a DVD film, was caught off guard when his mother asked him about his homework.
• catch fire
  загореться

  At six o'clock in the morning the country house caught fire.
• catch on
  понять что-либо, разобраться

  I was trying to convince Nelly to be reasonable, but she wouldn't catch on.
• catch sight of (someone or something)
  увидеть, заметить

  I caught sight of Elena in the crowd and waved to her.
• catch some Z's
  немного поспать, вздремнуть

  "You look very tired; you'd better catch some Z's."
• catch up with (someone or something)
  догнать кого-либо в том числе в учёбе, в состязаниях

  Diane was ill for a month and missed a lot of classes; now she is trying to catch up with the group.
• catch-22
  парадоксальная ситуация, уловка

  It was a catch-22 situation for me. If I told the truth, there would be problems, but if I didn't, there would be problems too.
• catch-as-catch-can
  всё, чем можно довольствоваться (о еде)

  We were very busy at the weekend, so our meals were catch-as-catch-can.
• caught in the middle/cross fire
  быть (захваченным) между двух огней

  Jane was caught in the cross fire when her brother and his wife had a big quarrel.
• caught unaware
  быть не готовым к чему-либо, удивиться

  When William proposed marriage, Emma was caught unaware; she didn't expect it.
• cause a stir
  вызвать волнение, тревогу, переполох

  The news that the only school in the neighborhood will be closed caused a stir.
• cause eyebrows to raise
  шокировать, неприятно удивлять

  "Your firm refusal to participate in the program caused eyebrows to raise."
• cave in
  уступать, отступать, сдаваться

  My mother caved in to my request for more pocket money.
• chalk (something) up to (something)
  приписывать что-либо чему-либо

  "I believe I can chalk my failure up to your betrayal."
• chalk up (something)
  записывать что-либо, регистрировать

  They chalked up the results of the baseball game.
• champ at the bit
  быть готовым делать что-либо, быть в нетерпении, "грызть удила"

  The sportsmen were champing at the bit to begin the competition.
• chance (something)
  рисковать

  Nora did not want to chance riding her bike on a mountainous road.
• chance upon (someone or something)
  найти, обнаружить кого-либо/ что-либо случайно

  While looking through today's newspaper, I chanced upon a very odd article.
• change of heart
  изменение намерений, планов

  The young mother had a change of heart; she made up her mind to take her child out for a walk.
• change of pace
  добавить разнообразия в жизни

  There is no variety in my life; I'd like a change of pace.
• change of scenery
  перемена обстановки, смена декораций

  I'd like to quit my job and move to another town because I want a change of scenery.
• change one's tune
  сделать изменения в чём-либо (в рассказе, в утверждении, во мнении, в политике)

  "Your story is not at all interesting. I want you to change your tune."
• change the subject
  сменить тему разговора

  Jack said he didn't want to talk about his failure and asked me to change the subject.
• cheat on (someone)
  обманывать, быть неверным кому-либо

  Julia suspected that her husband was cheating on her.
• cheer (someone) on
  подбадривать кого-либо, болеть за кого-либо

  "I say Mark, I am going to make a report at the scientific conference. Will you come to cheer me on?"
• cheer (someone) up
  развеселить кого-либо, развлечь

  Ada was having hard times so I invited her to a concert to cheer her up.
• chew out (someone)
  бранить, ругать кого-либо

  The dean is chewing out the students who have missed a lot of classes.
• chew the fat
  болтать, чесать язык

  The women sitting on a bench in the park were chewing the fat.
• chime in
  вступать в разговор, поддакивать

  "Why do you keep chiming in? Hold your tongue!"
• chip in
  вносить пай, делать денежный вклад

  Before we went on a picnic, we chipped in and bought food and drinks.
• 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.
• chips are down
  время больших трудностей, препятствий

  If chips are down, it means you are facing the greatest obstacles and difficulties.