Tham khảo tài liệu '120 idioms beginning with 'c '', tài liệu phổ thông, ôn thi đh-cđ phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 120 Idioms Beginning With C C Call a spade a spade A person who calls a spade a spade is one speaks frankly and makes little or no attempt to conceal their opinions or to spare the feelings of their audience. Call the dogs off If someone calls off their dogs they stop attacking or criticising someone. Call the shots If you call the shots you are in charge and tell people what to do. Call the tune The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something. Can of worms If an action can create serious problems it is opening a can of worms. Can t dance and it s too wet to plow U SA When you can t dance and it s too wet to plow you may as well do something because you can t or don t have the opportunity to do anything else. Can t hold a candle If something can t hold a candle to something else it is much worse. Card up your sleeve If you have a card up your sleeve you have a surprise plan or idea that you are keeping back until the time is right. Carpetbagger A carpetbagger is an opportunist without any scruples or ethics or a politican who wants to represent a place they have no connection with. Carrot and stick If someone offers a carrot and stick they offer an incentive to do something combined with the threat of punishment. Carry the can If you carry the can you take the blame for something even though you didn t do it or are only partly at fault. Cash in your chips If you cash in your chips you sell something to get what profit you can because you think its value is going to fall. It can also mean to die . Cast doubt on If you make other people not sure about a matter then you have cast doubt on it. Cast pearls before swine If you cast pearls before swine you offer something of value to someone who doesn t appreciate it- swine are pigs . Cast your mind back If somebody tells you to cast your mind back on something they want you to think about something that happened in the past but which you might not remember very well and to try to remember as .
