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Call out
Expose or accuse someone of wrongdoing or incompetence
“He CALLED them OUT over awarding contracts to family members.”
Call round
Visit
“We need to CALL ROUND before someone notices.”
Call up
Summon someone for military service
“The army CALLED UP the reserve soldiers when the war broke out.”
Calm down
Stop being angry or emotionally excited
“We had to CALM DOWN the meeting.”
Cancel out
Have an opposite effect on something that has happened, taking things back to the beginning
“Something's CANCELP OUT at work.”
Cap off
Finish or complete, often with some decisive action
“We'll CAP OFF paying more.”
Care for
Like
“We need to CARE FOR before someone notices.”
Carried away
Get so emotional that you lose control
“We need to CARRIED AWAY before someone notices.”
Carry forward
Include a figure in a later calculation
“They've CARRYED FORWARD extra fees without telling us.”
Carry off
Win, succeed
“CARRY OFF your shoes.”
Carry on
To continue with something.
“We need to CARRY ON despite the setbacks.”
Carry on with
Have an affair
“We need to CARRY ON WITH before someone notices.”
Carry out
Perform a task
“The children were CARRYING OUT stories from the book.”
Carry over
Continue past a certain point
“They're CARRYING OVER a summer launch date.”
Carry through
Complete successfully
“Please CARRY THROUGH the form.”
Cart off
Take someone away, usually under arrest or to prison
“Can you CART OFF this?”
Carve out
Create or get a area where you can be special or successful
“We need to CARVE OUT a solution.”
Carve up
Divide into smaller pieces
“We need to CARVE UP before someone notices.”
Cash in
Convert shares, bonds, casino chips, etc, into money
“We all CASHPED IN IN for the gift.”
Cash in on
Benefit or make money on something, especially if done unfairly
“The seafood didn't CASH IN ON me at all.”
Cash out
Illegally access a bank account or credit card and steal money
“A hacker got my credit card details from my computer and CASHED OUT a lot of money.”
Cash up
Count all the money taken in a shop or business at the end of the day
“Can you CASH UP this?”
Cast about for
Try to find something
“We need to CAST ABOUT FOR what happened.”
Cast around for
Try to find something
“We need to CAST AROUND FOR what happened.”