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chew someone out

gàod,Łor fràmŁrude to pleasant.Ł The checkŁ in (on someone ort something) Go to
tellłr was most unpleasant until she look in (on someone or something).
learned that I’m a bank drector. Then she check intł something Go to look into some-
changed her tune. “I will help changł thing.
your tune by fining you $150,” said the
judge to the rude dłfłndant. check out to be verifiedŁorŁauthenticated.
I spent all afternoon working with my
chyngeŁtheŁsubject to beginŁtalkingŁabout checkbook, trying to głt the figures to check
somethingŁdifferent.Ł They changed the out. The police wouldà’t believe that I
subject suddłnly when the person whom am who I say I am until they made a fłw
they had been discussing entered the room. telłphone calls to see if my story checked
We’ll change the subject if we are em- ouŁ.
barrassing you.
checks andŁ bylanceð aŁ systemŁ where
chapterŁandŁverse detailed,ŁinŁreference to pàwerŁ isŁ kept inŁ contràlŁ andŁ balance
sourcesŁof infàrmation.Ł(AŁreference to amongŁthe variousŁbrancłesŁof gàvern-
the method of referring to biblical text.) ment.Ł The newspapłr edtor claimed
He gØve chapter and verse for his rea- that the system of checks and balances
sons for disputing that Shakespeare had built into our Constitution has błen sub-
written the plØy. The suspect gØve chap- verted by party poltics. We depłnd on
ter and verse of his associate’s activities. checks and balances in governmłnt to keep
chyrgeŁ someone ort something up 1. [with despots from seiz—ng control of the
someone] to get sàmeone excitedŁandŁen- governmłnt.
thusiasðic.Ł T The speaker charged up the cheekŁbyŁjowl side by side; close together.
crowd to go out and raise money. Mrs. The pedestrians had to walk cheek by
Smth tried to charge her husband up jowl along the narrow streets. The two
abouŁ głtting a job. 2. [with somłthing ] families lved cheek by jowl in one house.
to resðore aŁcharge to anŁelectricalŁsðor-
age battery.Ł(Also without up.) T They cheerŁ someone on to give words or shouts of
charged up the bØttery overnight. My encouragement to sàmeone who isŁtrying
car charges the bØttery whenever the en- to dà somthing. John was leadng in
gine runs. the race, and the whole crowd was cheer-
ing him on. Sally was doing so well in
chyrgedŁup 1. [of someone]bexcited;Łen- her performance that I wanted to cheer her
thusiasðic The crowd was really charged oà.
up. Tom is so tired that he cannot głt
charged up about anything. 2. [of some- cheerŁ someone up to make aŁ sadŁ person
thing]b fullŁ of electricalŁ power. (Also happy.Ł When Bill was sick, Ann tried
without up.) The bØttery is complłtely to cheer him up by readng to him. T In-
charged up. If the bØttery isn’t charged, terest rates włnt up, and that cheered up
the car won’t start. all the bankers.
cheerŁup to becom mor happy. Things
chyrm theŁpynts offŁ(of)Ł someone to use
charmingŁbehavior to prsuade sàmeone are bad for you now, but you’ll cheer up
to do sàmething. (Use with caution.) when they get błtter. Cheer up, Tom!
She is so nice. She just charms the pants off Things can’t be that bad.
of you. He will try to charm the pants cheesedŁoff bored;Łdepressed;Łannoyed.Ł
off you, but you can still refuse to take the He was cheesed off with his job. She was
job if you don’t want to do it. cheesed off when she missed the bus.
cheatŁon someone to commið adultery; to be chew someone out and eatŁ someone out to
unfaithfulŁto one’sŁlover.Ł “Have you scoldŁ someone; to bawlŁ someone out
błen cheating on me?” cried Mrs. Frank- thoroughly.Ł(Infàrmal.ŁUsedŁmuch inŁthe
ln. “No, I havłn’t been cheating oà military.) The sergeant chewed the cor-
you,” said Mr. Frankln. poral out; then the corporal chewed the

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