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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.”