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caught short
Not having enough of something when you need it.
Mrs. Ford was caught short when the newspaper boy came for his money a day early.
The man was caught short of clothes when he had to go on a trip.
cause eyebrows to raise
To do something that causes consternation; to shock others.
When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman's wig, he caused eyebrows to raise.
cave in
To fall or collapse inward.
Don't climb on that old roof. It might cave in.
The mine caved in and crushed three miners.
To weaken and be forced to give up.
Сдаваться; уступать.
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.
The children begged their father to take them to the circus until he caved in.
cease fire
To give a military command ordering soldiers to stop shooting.
"Cease fire!" the captain cried, and the shooting stopped.
cease-fire
A period of negotiated nonaggression, when the warring parties involved promise not to attack.
Unfortunately, the cease-fire in Bosnia was broken many times by all parties concerned.
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.