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child's play
Easy; requiring no effort.
Mary's work as a volunteer social worker is so agreeable to her that she thinks of it as child's play.
children and fools speak the truth
Children and fools say things without thinking; they say what they think or know when grown-ups might not think it was polite or wise to do so. A proverb.
Дети и глупцы говорят правду - "Устами младенца глаголет истина".
"Uncle Willie is too fat," said little Agnes. "Children and fools speak the truth," said her father.
"Дядя Вилли слишком толстый" - сказала маленькая Агнес. "Устами младенца глаголет истина" - сказал ее отец.
children should be seen and not heard
A command issued by adults to children ordering them to be quiet and not to interrupt. A proverb.
Your children should not argue so loudly. Haven't you taught them that children should be seen and not heard?
chum around with
To be close friends with someone.
They have been chumming around with one another for quite some time.
To travel around with someone.
Jack is planning to chum around with Tim in Europe this summer.
cigar-store Indian
A wooden statue of an Indian which in the past was placed in front of a cigar store.
A cigar store Indian used to mean a cigar store in the same way a barber pole still means a barber shop.
circumstances alter cases
The way things are, or happen, may change the way you are expected to act.
John's father told him never to touch his gun, but one day when Father was away, John used it to shoot a poisonous snake that came into the yard. Circumstances alter cases.
claim check
A ticket needed to get back something.
The boy put the dry cleaning claim check in his billfold.
The man at the parking lot gave Mrs. Collins a claim check.
The man told Mary the pictures would be ready Friday and gave her a claim check.
clam up
To refuse to say anything more; stop talking.
The suspect clammed up, and the police could get no more information out of him.