اصطلاحات قسمت 3
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| Idiom | Definition | Usage |
| calculated risk | an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed | Investing in that stock is a calculated risk. |
| call a spade a spade | speak bluntly | I think that you should call a spade a spade. |
| call it quits | finish | She wants to call it quits and go home. |
| call of nature | need to go to the toilet | He is answering the call of nature. |
| call off | cancel | They had to call off the game because of rain. |
| call on | visit | She was planning to call on her friend when she got into town. |
| call on | request participation of | The teacher likes to call on students sitting in the back. |
| call the shots | make the decisions | The new boss likes to call the shots. |
| captain of industry | top corporation officer | The company president is a captain of industry. |
| carry over | delay | The store decided to carry over the sale until next week. |
| carry over | transfer | They had to carry over the budget deficit to next year. |
| carry the day | be successful | The new product should carry the day. |
| carry through | continue | She thought It would be best tocarry through with her plans. |
| cash or credit | cash or credit card | Will that be cash or credit? |
| catch some rays | get some sunshine | I'm going to lie on the beach andcatch some rays. |
| catch some Z's | sleep | I decided to catch some Z's before going back to the college. |
| catch you later | see you later | Yeah, catch you later. |
| check it out | look | Hey, check it out. |
| check out | look at | We can check out the babes at the park. |
| chow down | eat a lot | I need to find a place to chow down. |
| close out | discontinued merchandise | The store had a close out sale and sold everything. |
| close the books | end a bookkeeping period | The company will close the books at the end of the fiscal year. |
| cold call | call persons she has never seen or met | She had to cold call for the entire day. |
| come on strong | overwhelm with excessively strong language or personality | Salespeople usually come on strongwhen trying to sell their product. |
| company man | person who always works hard | The manager is a company man. |
| company town | town dominated by one company | This is really a company town. |
| cool down | calm down | Things should cool down in a day or two. |
| crack open | open | Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday. |
| cut out | leave | It is late. I have to cut out. |
| cut back on | reduce | The company needs to cut back onexpenses. |
| cut corners | reduce expenses | The department tried to cut cornersto save money. |
| cut off | cut off | The telephone conversation was cut off because of the storm. |
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