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carrying charge
An extra cost added to the price of something bought on weekly or monthly payments.
The price of the bicycle was $50. Jim bought it for $5.00 a month for ten months plus a carrying charge of $1 a month.
cart off
cart away
To take away, often with force or with rough handling or behavior.
The police carted the rioters off to jail.
When Bobby wouldn't eat his supper, his mother carted him away to bed.
carved in granite
chiseled in granite
inscribed in granite
written in stone
Holy; unchangeable; noble and of ancient origin.
The Constitution of the United States is so hard to change that one thinks of it as written in stone.
You should wear shoes when you come to class, although this is not carved in granite.
case in point
An example that proves something or helps to make something clearer.
An American can rise from the humblest beginnings to become President. Abraham Lincoln is a case in point.
case the joint
To study the layout of a place one wishes to burglarize.
The hooded criminals carefully cased the joint before robbing the neighborhood bank.
To familiarize oneself with a potential workplace or vacation spot as a matter of preliminary planning.
"Hello Fred," he said. "Are you working here now?" "No, not yet," Fred answered. "I am merely casing the joint."
cash cow
"Дойная корова"; что-то что приносит регулярный доход.
His latest invention turned out to be a real cash cow.
Его последнее изобретение стало очень прибыльным.
cash crop
A crop grown to be sold.
Cotton is a cash crop in the South.
They raise potatoes to eat, but tobacco is their cash crop.
cash in on
To see (a chance) and profit by it; take advantage of (an opportunity or happening).
Mr. Brown cashed in on people's great interest in camping and sold three hundred tents.