C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders]
See: [WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE'S SHOULDERS].
[carry through] {v.}
1a. To put into action.
Mr. Green was not able to carry through his plans for a hike because he broke his leg.
1b. To do something you have planned; put a plan into action.
* /Jean makes good plans but she cannot carry […]
[carry weight] {n.}
To be influential; have significance and/or clout; impress.
A letter of recommendation from a full professor carries more weight than a letter from an assistant professor.
[carrying charge] {n.}
An extra cost added to the price of something bought on weekly or monthly payments.
The price of the bicycle was $50. Jim bought it for $5.00 a month for ten months plus a carrying charge of $1 a month.
[cart before the horse] (to put) {n. phr.}, {informal}
Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. — An overused expression. Usually used with "put" but sometimes with "get" or "have".
* /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn't […]
[cart off] or [cart away] {v.}, {informal}
To take away, often with force or with rough handling or behavior.
The police carted the rioters off to jail.
When Bobby wouldn't eat his supper, his mother carted him away to bed.
[carved] or [chiseled] or [inscribed in granite] / [written in stone] {adj. phr.}
Holy; unchangeable; noble and of ancient origin.
You should wear shoes when you come to class, although this is not carved in granite.
* /The Constitution of the […]
[case]
See:
[BASKET CASE],
[CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES],
[COUCH CASE],
[GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS] also [GET DOWN TO CASES],
[IN ANY CASE],
[IN CASE] or [IN THE EVENT],
[IN CASE OF] also [IN THE EVENT OF],
[VANITY CASE].
[case in point] {n. phr.}
An example that proves something or helps to make something clearer.
An American can rise from the humblest beginnings to become President. Abraham Lincoln is a case in point.