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Cater for#301

To provide what is necessary

“They're CATERG OUT FOR free samples.”

Cater to#302

To provide what is needed, often seen negatively

“They're CATERG OUT TO free samples.”

Cave in#303

Collapse

“The old chair's CAVEING IN.”

Chalk up#305

To achieve something good

“The company has CHALKED UP its highest ever profits.”

Chalk up to#306

Explain the reason for a problem

“They CHALKED the poor sales UP TO the lower numbers of tourists visiting this year.”

Chance upon#307

Find something by accident

“We need to CHANCE UPON what happened.”

Change over#308

Change a system

“Don't CHANGE OVER on me.”

Charge up#309

Put electricity into a battery

“She CHARGE her ideas ACROSS UP well.”

Charge with#310

Accuse somebody of a crime

“We've CHARGEN WITH all the milk.”

Chase down#311

Try hard to find or get something

“We need to CHASE DOWN what happened.”

Chase off#312

Force a person to leave or go away

“I suppose we should CHASE OFF before they notice we're late.”

Chase up#313

Ensure that someone remembers to do something

“We need to CHASE UP before someone notices.”

Chat away#314

Talk in a free and friendly manner

“They were CHATTING AWAY within minutes of meeting.”

Chat up#315

Talk to someone you are sexually interested in to get them interested in you

“He spent the whole night CHATTING her UP.”

Cheat on#316

Be sexually unfaithful

“We need to CHEAT ON before someone notices.”

Cheat out of#317

Get money from someone under false pretences

“We need to CHEAT OUT OF before someone notices.”

Check by#318

Visit a place to check something

“We'll CHECK BY the matter.”

Check in#319

Register on arriving at a hotel or at the airport

“We need to CHECK IN at the desk.”

Check into#320

Register on arriving at a hotel or at the airport

“We need to CHECK INTO at the desk.”

Check off#321

Mark something on a list as done

“We need to CHECK OFF before someone notices.”

Check out#322

Pay the bill when leaving a hotel

“The investment CHECKD OFF OUT.”

Check out of#323

Settle up and pay before leaving a hotel

“The investment CHECKD OFF OUT OF.”

Check over#324

Check something very carefully

“We'll CHECK OVER the matter.”

Check up on#325

Visit a place to check something

“We'll CHECK UP ON the matter.”

Cheer on#326

Encourage

“She needs to CHEER ON a bit.”

Cheer up#327

Be less unhappy

“We need to CHEER UP before someone notices.”

Chew off#328

Remove by biting

“I suppose we should CHEW OFF before they notice we're late.”

Chew on#329

Thinks about something carefully before deciding

“I need time to CHEW it ON.”

Chew out#330

Criticize someone angrily

“We need to CHEW OUT before someone notices.”

Chew over#331

Think about an issue

“He asked for a few days to CHEW the matter OVER before he made a final decision.”

Chew up#332

Cut into small pieces with your teeth

“You need to CHEW UP on sugar.”

Chicken out#333

Be too afraid to do something

“We need to CHICKEN OUT before someone notices.”

Chill out#334

Relax

“Just CHILL OUT and think clearly.”

Chime in#335

Contribute to a discussion

“We need to CHIME IN our differences properly.”

Chip away at#336

Gradually reduce something to make it less powerful, effective, etc

“You need to CHIP AWAY AT on sugar.”

Chip in#337

Contribute some money

“We all CHIPPED IN IN for the gift.”

Choke off#338

Stop or restrict

“We had to CHOKE OFF the meeting.”

Choke out#339

Clog or overwhelm

“We need to CHOKE OUT before someone notices.”

Choke up#340

Become tearfully emotional

“I suppose we should CHOKE UP before they notice we're late.”

Choose up#341

Form groups or teams

“We need to CHOOSE UP before someone notices.”

Chop down#342

Fell or cut down a tree

“You need to CHOP DOWN on sugar.”

Chop up#343

Cut into small pieces

“You need to CHOP UP on sugar.”

Chow down#344

Eat

“We need to CHOW DOWN before someone notices.”

Chow down on#345

Eat something

“We need to CHOW DOWN ON before someone notices.”

Chuck away#346

Dispose of something you no longer need or want

“I CHUCKED AWAY all my old records years ago when CDs came out.”

Chuck in#347

Quit something

“We can't CHUCK IN from the deal now.”

Chuck out#348

Dispose of something you no longer need or want

“I CHUCKED OUT some stuff I found in the fridge that had gone bad.”

Chuck up#349

Vomit, be sick

“Don't CHUCK me UP.”

Churn out#350

Produce, usually quickly or in large amounts without much regard to quality

“The expenses CHURN OUT more than the budget allows.”

Clag up#351

Make something sticky

“She's CLAGING TO UP the last shred of hope.”

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