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• crocodile tears
  ненатуральное горе "крокодиловы слёзы"

  William shed crocodile tears, but nobody believed him.
• crop up
  внезапно возникнуть, появиться

  "I will give you a call if something important crops up."
• cross (someone's) mind
  подумать, прийти на ум

  It crossed his mind that he would never see Mary again.
• cross (someone's) palm with silver
  заплатить деньги кому-либо за услугу, "посеребрить ручку"

  I crossed the taxi driver's palm with silver to take me to the airport as soon as possible.
• cross a bridge before one comes to it
  заранее волноваться, беспокоиться о будущих событиях

  Jill worries about future problems before they happen. She always crosses a bridge before she comes to it."
• cross one's fingers
  скрещивать пальцы в надежде на везение

  Jenny crossed her fingers that she would get a promotion.
• cross one's heart and hope to die
  клясться, что это правда, "не сойти мне с этого места"

  "I can swear that everything I say is true. I can cross my heart and hope to die."
• cross out (something)
  вычеркнуть что-либо

  Somebody crossed out Jenny's name from the list of the day-trippers.
• cross swords with (someone)
  спорить с кем-либо, "скрестить шпаги"

  Clair didn't want to cross swords with her best friend again.
• cross the Rubicon
  сделать шаг, после которого нельзя ничего изменить "перейти Рубикон"

  If you have crossed the Rubicon, it means you can't but agree to support their policy.
• cross-examine (someone)
  подвергать перекрёстному допросу

  The lawyer cross-examined the principal witnesses for the prosecution Janet Mackenzi, maid to the dead woman.
• crunch numbers
  делать математические расчёты

  I hate to crunch numbers and my father usually does all mathematical calculations.
• crux of the matter
  суть дела

  The crux of the matter was that they could no longer be safe in that town.
• cry bloody murder
  громко звать на помощь "орать, как потерпевший"

  "What has happened to you? Why are you crying bloody murder?"
• cry one's eyes out
  плакать, глаза выплакать

  The little girl cried her eyes out when she lost her favorite doll.
• cry out for (someone or something)
  очень нуждаться в ком-либо/ чём-либо

  The old house cries out for a new roof.
• cry over spilt milk
  жаловаться на то, что уже произошло "плакать над пролитым молоком"

  What's done cannot be undone, so it's no use crying over spilt milk.
• cry uncle
  просить пощады, признавать поражение

  Sam lost a game of chest and had to cry uncle.
• cry wolf
  поднять ложную тревогу

  David needn't have cried wolf; there was no real danger of fire in the house.
• cry/shed crocodile tears
  лить крокодиловы слёзы

  When William complained about his problems, he shed crocodile tears, but nobody believed him.
• crying need for (someone or something)
  отчаянно нуждаться в ком-либо/ чём-либо

  There was a crying need for skilled workers an the local chemical plant.
• crying shame
  очень неблагоприятное положение, ситуация

  It is a crying shame that the lecture on Modern Art has been cancelled.
• cue (someone) in
  информировать кого-либо о том, что происходит

  I don't know what is going on, so I would like someone to cue me in on what is happening.
• curdle (someone's) blood
  испугать кого-либо, заставить оцепенеть от страха

  The sight of the dead body curdled my blood.
• curiosity killed the cat
  любопытство убило кошку (говорят о любопытном человеке)

  "Curiosity killed the cat," Leila's mother said, when she saw Leila hunting around in closets just before Christmas.
• curl (someone's) hair
  шокировать или пугать кого-либо

  Some of the scenes in the horror movie were so frightening that they curled my hair.
• curl up and die
  лечь и умереть (выражение отчаяния, разочарования)

  I wanted to curl up and die when I heard about my old boyfriend marriage.
• curry favor with (someone)
  заискивать, подлизываться к кому-либо

  "Don't think I curry favor with you; I really appreciate what you do for us."
• cut (someone) a check
  выписать кому-либо чек

  They cut the plumber a check for the work that he had done.
• cut (someone) down to size
  доказать чью-либо несостоятельность

  My boss tried to cut me down to size when he showed to me a few mistakes in my project.
• cut (someone) in
  делиться с кем-либо

  My friend cut me in on the profits from selling new TV sets.
• cut (someone) off
  прервать кого-либо, обрывать разговор

  Ben tried to tell his mother about the accident, but she cut him off before he had any opportunity.
• 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.
• cut (someone) to the quick
  задеть за живое, сильно обидеть кого-либо

  Emma was cut to the quick when her friend betrayed her.
• cut a deal
  договориться, устроить сделку

  We had to cut a deal with the contractor before the construction workers started to add on another room in our house.