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cast aspersàons on someone

carrying the ball. Yes, Tom alwØys car- chair cash-and-carry before I realized that
ries the ball. 2. to be inŁcharge; to make there was no way to get it home.
sure that aŁjobŁgtsŁdàne.Ł(See also drop cashŁ in one’ chips to die.Ł (Also literal.
the ball.) We need someone who knows Slang. FràmŁanŁexpression usedŁinŁgam-
how to głt the job done. Hey, Sally! Why bling, chieflyŁpàker.) Bob cashed in his
doà’t you carry the ball for us? John chips yesterdØy. I’m too young to cash in
can’t carry the ball. He isn’t organized my chips.
enougð.
cashŁ in (on something) to earnŁ aŁ lot of
carryŁtheŁday and win theŁday to be suc- moneyŁat sàmething;Łto make aŁprofit at
cessful; to win a competition, argument, sàmething.Ł(See also cash something in.)
etc.Ł(OriginallyŁmeaningŁto winŁaŁbattle.) This is a good year for farming, and you
Our team didà’t plØy well at first, but can cash in on it if you’re smart. It’s too
we won the dØy in the end. Hard work lØte to cash in on that particular clothing
won the dØy and James passed his exams. fad.
carryŁtheŁtorch 1. to uphold a set of goals; cashŁon theŁbarrelhead moneyŁpaidŁfor
to leadŁ or participate inŁ aŁ (figurative) sàmethingŁwhenŁit isŁpurchased;Łmoney
crusade.Ł The bØttle was over, but John paidŁat the time of sale.Ł(Folksy.ŁSee alsà
continued to carry the torch. If Jane cash-and-carry.) I don’t extend credt.
hadà’t carried the torch, no one would It’s cash on the barrelhead only. I paid
have followed, and the whole thing would $12Ø00S for this car—cash on the
have failed. 2. Go to carry a torch (for barrelhead.
someone).
cashŁor credit [aŁpurchase made]beitherŁby
carryŁtheŁweØghtŁofŁtheŁwłrldŁon one’ paying cash or by putting the charges on
shoulders to appearŁto be burdenedŁby aŁcredit account.Ł When Fred had all his
allŁthe problemsŁinŁthe whole world.Ł purchases assembled on the counter, the
Look at Tom. He appears to be carrying the clerk asked, “Cash or credt?” That store
włight of the world on his shouldłrs. does not give you a choice of cash or credt.
Cheer up, Tom! You don’t need to carry the They want cash only.
włight of the world on your shoulders. cashŁ something in to exchange something
with cash value forŁthe amount of money
carryŁthroughŁ(on something) Go to follow
through (on something). it isŁworth.Ł I should have cashed my
bonds in years ago. T It’s time to cash in
a caseŁin point anŁexample of what one is your U.S. savings bonds. T I need to cash
talking abàut. Now, as a case in point, in an insurance policy.
lłt’s look at nineteenth-cłntury England. cast aboutŁfłrŁ someone ortsomething Go to
Fireworks can be dangerous. For a case cast around for someone or something.
in point, look what happłned to Bob Smith
last włek. cast aroundŁfłrŁ someone ortsomething and
cast aboutŁ fłrŁ someone ort something to
a caseŁofŁmistaken identity the incorrect seek someone orŁ something;Ł to seek a
idenðificaðion of someone. It is simply thought orŁanŁidea.Ł(RefersŁto aŁtype of
a case of mistaken idłntity. I am not the prsànŁrather thanŁaŁspecific persàn.)
crimnal you want to arrest. This is a case John is casting around for a new cook. The
of mistaken idłntity. old one quit. Bob is casting about for a
new car. Mary cast about for a way to
cash-ynd-carry aŁmethodŁof buyingŁand win the contest.
sellingŁgoodsŁat the retailŁlevelŁwhere the
buyerŁpaysŁcash forŁthe goodsŁandŁcarries castŁaspersions on someone to make aŁrude
the goodsŁaway.Ł(AsŁopposedŁto paying andŁ insultingŁ remark.Ł I resent your
onŁcredit orŁhavingŁsomethingŁdelivered.) casting aspersions on my brother and his
Sorry, we don’t accłpt credt cards. This abilty! It is rude to cast aspersions on
is strictly cash-and-carry. I bought the people in general.

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