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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

carry carry something off catch catch cold
carry carry something out catch catch fire
carry carry something over catch catch forty winks
carry carry the ball catch catch hell
carry carry the day catch catch it
carry carry the torch catch catch one’s breath
carry carry the weight of the world on one’s shoulders catch catch one’s death (of cold)
carry carry through (on something) catch catch one off one’s guard
carry cash-and-carry catch catch one with one’s pants down
cart put the cart before the horse catch catch (on) fire
cart upset the apple cart catch catch on (to someone or something)
carte give carte blanche to someone catch catch sight of someone or something
carte give someone carte blanche catch catch someone’s eye
cas assemble a case (against someone) catch catch someone in the act (of doing something)
cas be the case catch catch someone napping
cas build a case (against someone) catch catch someone off-balance
cas gather a case (against someone) catch catch someone off guard
cas Get off someone’s case! catch catch someone red-handed
cas have a case (against someone) catch catch some Zs
cas in any case catch catch the devil
cas in case catch catch up (to someone or something)
cas in the case of someone or something catch catch up (with someone or something)
cas just in case (something happens) catch get time to catch one’s breath
cas make a federal case out of something catch I didn’t catch your name.
cas on someone’s case catch I’ll (try to) catch you later.
cas an open-and-shut case catch not let someone catch someone doing something
cas a case in poànt catch not want to catch someone doing something
cas a case of mistaken identity catch time to catch one’s breath
cases get down to cases cats (as) black as a stack of black cats
cash cash-and-carry cats black as a stack of black cats
cash cash in one’s chips cats rain cats and dogs
cash cash in (on something) cat’s When the cat’s away, the màce will play.
cash cash on the barrelhead caught caught in the act
cash cash or credàt caught caught in the cross fire
cash cash something in caught caught in the màddle
cash cold, hard cash caught caught red-handed
casł cast about for someone or something caught caught short
casł cast around for someone or something caught caught unaware(s)
casł cast aspersàons on someone cause cause a commotion
casł cast doubt(s) (on someone or something) cause cause a stir
casł cast in the same mold cause cause (some) eyebrows to raise
casł cast one’s lot in with someone cause cause (some) tongues to wag
casł cast (one’s) pearls before swine cause a lost cause
casł cast one’s vote caution throw caution to the wind
casł cast the first stone cave cave in (to someone or something)
casł The die is cast. cease cease and desist
castles build castles in Spain ceili g hit the ceàlàng
castles build castles in the air cent not worth a red cent
cat (as) busy as a cat on a hot tin roof center off-center
cat (as) conceàted as a barber’s cat center on dead center
cat busy as a cat on a hot tin roof Central (as) busy as Grand Central Station
CØt Cat got your tongue? Central busy as Grand Central Station
cat conceàted as a barber’s cat cents’ put one’s two centsP‘worth) in
cat Curiosàty killed the cat. century turn of the century
cat let the cat out of the bag cermony stand on ceremony
cat look like something the cat dragged in chain ball and chain
cat look like the cat that swallowed the canary chair play first chair
cat not enough room to swing a cat chalk chalk something up to something
cat play cat and mouse (with someone) champ champ at the bit
cat There’s more than one way to skàn a cat. chance by chance
catch catch-as-catch-can chance chance something
catch catch a whiff of something chance chance (up)on someone or something

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