วลีและสุภาษิต Phrases and Idioms(101-200)

วลีและสุภาษิต Phrases and Idioms(101-200)

101.	call – call someone’s bluff	To challenge someone to carry out their threat, so as to expose it as an empty threat
102.	call – call the shots	In a position to decide or initiate action.
103.	call - the call of	A strong appeal of a place, an occupation, etc. that draws someone.
104.	can – can of worms	An awkward situation that is likely to give rise to many problems and prove embarrassing.
105.	cap – cap in hand	Seeking a favour in a humble way.
106.	capture - capture someone’s heart	To be greatly attracted to someone.
107.	card - on the cards	Likely to happen.
108.	carry - carry oneself well	To move and behave in an appropriate manner.
109.	carry – carry the day	To be triumphal.
110.	carry - get carried away	To lose one’s self-control.
111.	cash – cash and carry	A shop where goods are paid for in full and carried away by the buyer
112.	cast - be cast away	To be stranded on a shore or island after a shipwreck.
113.	cast - be cast down	Feel depressed and discouraged.
114.	catch – catch one’s breath	To momentarily stop breathing in shock, surprise or fear.
115.	catch – catch sight of	To suddenly notice someone or something.
116.	catch – catch someone’s eye	Attract someone’s attention through eye contact; to be noticed by someone.
117.	cause – cause and effect	An action and its effect.
118.	cause – make common cause	Join together to attain a particular goal.
119.	chalk – chalk it up	Put it to one’s credit.
120.	chance – by any chance	Possibly or as is true.
121.	chance – stand a chance	Have the likelihood to succeed.
122.	chance – take a chance	Run a risk of things not happening or of danger.
123.	chance – take one's chance	Do something risky with the hope of success.
124.	change – change of air	In a different place or climate that is usually better.
125.	change – change one’s tune	To react or change one’s opinion after something has happened.
126.	change – for a change	An experience which is different from before and is usually better.
127.	charge – free of charge	No payment required.
128.	charge – in charge of	Having control or command of.
129.	charge – on a charge	Accused of a criminal offence.
130.	charge – put in charge	Entrust someone with power to control or supervise.
131.	cheap - on the cheap	Incur less cost than is needed
132.	cheek – cheek by jowl	Very close together.
133.	cheek – cheek to cheek	(dancing) heads close together.
134.	chew – chew the fat	To talk in a friendly way.
135.	chicken - she’s no chicken	She is no longer young.
136.	chop - get the chop	To lose one’s job; to cancel something, e.g. a building project.
137.	chord - strike a chord	To express an agreeable opinion or acceptable idea.
138.	circle - come full circle	Return to a past position or situation.
139.	circumstance - in suspicious circumstances	Involving foul play.
140.	circumstance - under/in no circumstances	To say that something must not be allowed to happen no matter what.
141.	circumstance - under/in the circumstances	At the given situation.
142.	circumstance – victim of circumstance	Someone who is unfavourably affected in a difficult situation.
143.	claim - lay claim to	To state one’s right to or ownership of something.
144.	clean – a clean break	An end to a relationship; freeing oneself from a situation.
145.	clean - a clean slate/sheet	Free from misbehaviour, mistakes made or a goal scored by the rival team.
146.	clear - clear the air	To reduce a tense situation by discussing in a calm manner.
147.	clear – clear the decks	To do something in order to prepare for some other things.
148.	clear -in the clear	Not under suspicion or guilty.
149.	clip – at a clip	At once.
150.	clip – clip someone’s wings	To curb someone’s aspirations.
151.	clock - against the clock	Not having much time left.
152.	close - a close shave	Narrow escape from an accident or danger.
153.	clutch – clutch at straws	Make a desperate attempt at salvaging a hopeless situation.
154.	coast – coast is clear	Safe to do something without the risk of being noticed or caught.
155.	cock – cock a snook	To express contempt at.
156.	cold – cold hard cash	Paper money and coins as opposed to cheques or credit cards.
157.	cold – in cold blood	In a cruel and merciless way.
158.	cold – the cold shoulder	Display of one’s unfriendliness
159.	come – come of age	To attain adulthood.
160.	come – come off it	Used to express one’s disbelief.
161.	come – come on strong	To show a confident and forceful personality.
162.	come – come to mind	(of a though, idea, etc.) suggest itself.
163.	come – come to nothing	To produce no effect or result.
164.	come – come to pass	To happen eventually.
165.	come – come up dry	To become unsuccessful.
166.	come – come what may	No matter what happens.
167.	commit – commit to paper	To write down.
168.	common – in common with	To be in the same way as someone else.
169.	common – the common good	Something shared by two or more parties and acts as a basis for further interaction.
170.	common – the common touch	The ability to interact with the ordinary people.
171.	concern - a going concern	A business that is still operating and making a profit.
172.	conquer – conquer somebody’s heart	To make that somebody fall in love with one.
173.	conscience – in all conscience	In fairness; by any reasonable standard.
174.	conscience – on one’s conscience	Feeling guilty about something.
175.	conscience – prisoner of conscience	A person who is detained or imprisoned because of his or her political or religious beliefs.
176.	cook – cook somebody’s goose	To spoil a person’s plans.
177.	cool – a cool million	Large amount that someone can easily earn.
178.	cool – cool one’s heels	To be kept waiting
179.	cool - keep one’s cool	Maintain a calm attitude in a tense situation.
180.	cool – lose one’s cool	To be unable to remain calm in a difficult situation.
181.	corner – around the corner	Very near; imminent; approaching.
182.	corner – corner the market	To control the supply of a commodity.
183.	corner – fight one’s corner	To defend one’s position.
184.	corner – in someone’s corner	To offer support and encouragement.
185.	corner – turn a corner	To begin to show improvement.
186.	corridors – corridors of power	Place where crucial decisions of administration are made.
187.	cost –  cost a bomb	Cost a lot of money.
188.	cost – at all costs	Regardless of the obstacles that one has to overcome.
189.	cost – cost someone dear	To cause someone to suffer a huge loss.
190.	count - count one’s blessings	Used to tell someone how lucky they are and be grateful for what they have.
191.	count - count the cost	To examine the effect of one’s terrible mistake.
192.	count - count the days	To be anxiously waiting for the days to pass.
193.	cover - cover one’s back	To refrain from acts that will invite criticism.
194.	cover - cover one’s tracks	To conceal evidence of one’s movement.
195.	crack – crack of dawn	Daybreak
196.	cradle - the cradle of	Place in which something important began or was nurtured.
197.	cream - the cream of	The most outstanding group of people.
198.	credit - line of credit	Amount of credit allowed to a borrower
199.	crime – crime doesn’t pay	Used to mean the criminal will sooner or later be brought to justice.
200.	crime - crime of passion	A crime committed in a fit of sexual jealousy.