catch it in the neck
get it in the neck
To be blamed or punished.
Tom got it in the neck because he forgot to close the windows when it rained.
Students get it in the neck when they lose library books.
catch one's eye
eye-catching
To attract your attention.
I caught his eye as he moved through the crowd, and waved at him to come over.
The dress in the window caught her eye when she passed the store.
cave in
To fall or collapse inward.
The mine caved in and crushed three miners.
Don't climb on that old roof. It might cave in.
To weaken and be forced to give up.
Сдаваться; уступать.
The children begged their father to take them to the circus until he caved in.
After the atomic bomb, Japan caved in and the war ceased.
I thought he could face his opponent and not cave in so easily, but I was disappointed.
Я думал он встретит соперника смело и не сдастся так легко, но я был разочарован.
chain gang
A group of convicts or slaves in the old South who were chained together.
Chain gangs are no longer an acceptable way of punishment, according to modern criminologists.
chain letter
A letter which each person receiving it is asked to copy and send to several others.
Most chain letters die out quickly.
chain stores
A series of stores in different locations, joined together under one ownership and general management.
The goods in chain stores tend to be more uniform than in independent ones.
chain-smoke
To smoke cigarettes or cigars one after another without stopping.
Mr. Jones is very nervous. He chain-smokes cigars.
Mr. Jones is a chain smoker.
Chain smoking is very dangerous to health.
chained to the oars
The condition of being forced to do strenuous and unwelcome labor against one's wishes for an extended period of time.
Teachers in large public schools frequently complain that they feel as if they had been chained to the oars.