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Идиомы на букву C

• cast one's lot in with (someone)
  связать свою судьбу с кем-либо

  The young man cast his lot in with the criminals and had to accept whatever happened.
• cast one's vote
  голосовать

  The elections started at eight and a lot of people came to cast their votes.
• cast pearls before swine
  попусту тратить усилия на кого-либо, "метать бисер перед свиньями"

  I am not going to waste good advice on Leda any more because she never listens to it. I won't cast pearls before swine.
• cast the first stone
  бросить первый камень, первым обвинить кого-либо

  "I know you did the wrong thing, but I don't want to cast the first stone and quarrel with you."
• castles in the air
  несбыточные мечты

  My friend is a very practical person; she never builds castles in the air.
• cat burglar
  вор-взломщик, забирающийся через стену (окно)

  When we came home, we realized that a cat burglar had been in our apartment; our TV set was stolen.
• cat gets one's tongue
  быть не в состоянии что-либо сказать "язык проглотил"

  The cat got the boy's tongue when the teacher asked him about his homework.
• cat nap
  короткий сон днём

  "I am going to take a cat nap in the afternoon, so don't disturb me."
• cat on a hot tin roof
  (быть) полным кипучей деятельности, (скакать, как кот на горячей крыше)

  Little Kate was jumping around like a cat on a hot tin roof and her mother could not make her behave.
• catch (someone's) eye
  привлечь чьё-либо внимание

  A bright butterfly on the window-sill caught my eye.
• 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 (someone) red-handed
  быть захваченным с поличным

  The shop assistant caught a customer red-handed when she was stealing some clothes.
• catch (someone) with their pants down
  застать кого-либо врасплох или за неподходящим занятием

  The boy was caught with his pants down when he tried to take his father's wallet.
• catch a cold
  простудиться

  The child had a fever; evidently he had caught a cold.
• catch fire
  загореться

  At six o'clock in the morning the country house caught fire.
• catch forty winks
  немного поспать

  Wanda was very tired after her work in the garden, and she decided to catch forty winks.
• catch on
  понять что-либо, разобраться

  I was trying to convince Nelly to be reasonable, but she wouldn't catch on.
• catch one's breath
  перевести дух, передохнуть

  Jimmy stopped to catch his breath; he had been running fast.
• catch one's death of cold
  очень сильно простудиться

  I told my daughter it was necessary for her to wear a warm coat if she didn't want to catch her death of cold.
• 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 to (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 to the students of her class.
• 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 short
  (не иметь) необходимое количество денег

  Vivian was caught short and had to get a loan from a bank to pay her living expenses.
• caught unaware
  быть не готовым к чему-либо, удивиться

  When William proposed marriage, Emma was caught unaware; she didn't expect it.
• 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.
• 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."
• cause tongues to wag
  дать пищу для сплетен

  Kelly likes to shock people and it gives her pleasure to cause tongues to wag.