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[cash in on]{v.}, {informal} To see (a chance) and profit by it; take advantage of (an opportunity or happening). •/Mr. Brown cashed in on people’s great interest in camping and sold three hundred tents./

[cash on the barrelhead]{n. phr.}, {informal} Money paid at once; money paid when something is bought. •/Father paid cash on the barrelhead for a new car./ •/Some lawyers want cash on the barrelhead./ Compare: COLD CASH.

[cast] or [shed] or [throw light upon]{v. phr.} To explain; illuminate; clarify. •/The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom’s disappearance./ •/Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity threw light upon the enigma of our universe./

[cast about] also [cast around]{v.}, {literary} 1. To look everywhere; search. •/The committee was casting about for an experienced teacher to take the retiring principal’s place./ 2. To search your mind; try to remember something; try to think of something. •/The teacher cast about for an easy way to explain the lesson./ •/Jane cast around for a good subject for her report./

[cast down]{adj.} Discouraged; sad; unhappy. — Used less often than the reverse form, "downcast". •/Mary was cast down at the news of her uncle’s death./ •/Charles felt cast down when he lost the race./

[cast in one’s lot with]{formal} See: THROW IN ONE’S LOT WITH.

[castle in the air] See: BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR.

[castles in Spain] See: CASTLES IN THE AIR.

[cast off]{v.} 1a. or [cast loose] To unfasten; untie; let loose (as a rope holding a boat). •/The captain of the boat cast off the line and we were soon out in open water./ 1b. To untie a rope holding a boat or something suggesting a boat. •/We cast off and set sail at 6 A.M./ 2. To knit the last row of stitches. •/When she had knitted the twentieth row of stitches she cast off./ 3. To say that you do not know (someone) any more; not accept as a relative or friend. •/Mr. Jones cast off his daughter when she married against his wishes./

[cast one’s lot with] See: THROW IN ONE’S LOT WITH.

[cast out]{v.}, {formal} To force (someone) to go out or away; banish; expel. •/After the scandal, he was cast out of the best society./ Compare: CAST OFF(3).

[cast pearls before swine] or [cast one’s pearls before swine]{n. phr.}, {literary} To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won’t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won’t appreciate pearls. — Often used in negative sentences. •/I won’t waste good advice on John any more because he never listens to it. I won’t cast pearls before swine./

[cast the first stone]{v. phr.}, {literary} To be the first to blame someone, lead accusers against a wrongdoer. •/Jesus said that a person who was without sin could cast the first stone./ •/Although Ben saw the girl cheating, he did not want to cast the first stone./

[cast up]{v.}, {literary} 1. To turn or direct upward; raise. •/The dying missionary cast up his eyes to heaven and prayed./ 2. {archaic} To do sums; do a problem in addition; add. •/Cast up 15, 43, 27, and 18./ •/When John had all the figures, he cast them up./

[cat] See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY, PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH, RAIN CATS AND DOGS.

[catch] See: EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM, FAIR CATCH, SHOESTRING CATCH.

[catch-as-catch-can(1)]{adv. phr.} In a free manner; in any way possible; in the best way you can. •/On moving day everything is packed and we eat meals catch-as-catch-can./

[catch-as-catch-can(2)]{adj. phr.} Using any means or method; unplanned; free. •/Rip van Winkle seems to have led a catch-as-catch-can life./ •/Politics is rather a catch-as-catch-can business./ Compare: HIT-OR-MISS.

[catch at]{v.} 1. To try to catch suddenly; grab for. •/The boy on the merry-go-round caught at the brass ring, but did not get it./ 2. To seize quickly; accept mentally or physically. •/The hungry man caught at the sandwich and began to eat./ •/Joe caught at Bill’s offer to help./

[catch at a straw] See: GRASP AT STRAWS.

[catch cold]{v. phr.} 1. or [take cold] To get a common cold-weather sickness that causes a running nose, sneezing, and sometimes sore throat and fever or other symptoms. •/Don’t get your feet wet or you’ll catch cold./ 2. {informal} To catch unprepared or not ready for a question or unexpected happening. •/I had not studied my lesson carefully, and the teacher’s question caught me cold./ •/The opposing team was big and sure of winning, and they were caught cold by the fast, hard playing of our smaller players./

[catch (someone) dead]{v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear (someone) in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. •/You won’t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies./ •/John wouldn’t be caught dead in the necktie he got for Christmas./

[catch fire]{v. phr.} 1. To begin to burn. •/When he dropped a match in the leaves, they caught fire./ 2. To become excited. •/The audience caught fire at the speaker’s words and began to cheer./ •/His imagination caught fire as he read./

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