Estructura Organizacional

lick and a promise by the short

hairs

(See got you by the short hairs) by the skin of

their teeth

by a little, barely He won the election by one vote, by the skin of his teeth. by the way in addition to what

I was saying, incidentally

By the way, I heard that Ed is resigning.

by word of mouth by one person speaking to another, person to person, through the grapevine

News of his birth traveled by word of mouth. Soon everyone knew that Mary had a baby boy.

bye goodbye Bye, Mom. I love you.

bye for now goodbye but I will see you soon

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Idiom Meaning Example

c'est la vie that is fate, that's life

If you have bad luck some days, it's natural. C'est la vie! Cabbagetown a district in Toronto

where European immigrants live

Restaurants in Cabbagetown serve European food.

cabin fever feeling depressed because you have to stay inside

After three weeks of cold weather we all had cabin fever.

cackleberries eggs, chicken eggs Look! This hen laid five cackleberries! call a spade a

spade

say it in plain language; the straight goods

Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call a spade a spade.

call attention to ask you to read or notice, draw attention to

I would like to call attention to the student parking problem.

call for require, ask for This recipe calls for bee pollen. Where can we get that? call his bluff challenge his story,

give it to me straight, put up or shut up

When I called his bluff about low profits, he admitted that the company made 11 million.

call into account consider, factor in, reckon with,

account for

If you want to go to Ottawa on the first of July, you have to call holiday traffic into account.

call it a day not work anymore today, call it quits

I'm feeling very tired. I think I'll call it a day. call it quits stop doing

something, quit what you are doing

The dust is bothering all of us. I think we should call it quits.

call it square we do not owe each other, it is a wash, we are even

I bought the pizza; you bought the beer. Let's call it square.

call off cancel, postpone They called off the concert because the lead singer is sick. call off the dogs tell your friends to

stop harassing me

Okay, I'll pay what I owe you. But call off the dogs!

call on ask, request I may call on you to speak at the meeting. Will you speak to us? call tabs collect money from

bar customers

If customers are drunk, you call their tabs and ask them to leave. call the shots make the

decisions, decide what happens

Mr. Binks may be the president, but Ms. Barker calls the shots.

call up phone, dingle you,

give me a ring,

Call her up and ask her for a date. Go ahead, phone her. calm before the

storm

(See the calm before the storm) calm down not be so upset,

settle down

Please calm down, Mr. Tse. Your daughter is safe. camel toes [B] the folds of the

vagina revealed by tight jeans

When Betty wears her old jeans you can see her camel toes.

can (See the can)

can dismiss, fire, let go He was canned for drinking liquor at work. They dismissed him. can help it can stop it, can

prevent it

Abortion won't become legal if he can help it. He's against it. can it stop it, knock it off Miss Schmidt heard a boy say, "Can it! Here comes the teacher." can of worms a controversial

issue, an old problem

Gun control - let's not open that can of worms!

can't believe my ears

cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable

The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!

can't believe my eyes

cannot believe what I see, it is

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unbelievable

can't have it both ways

you have to choose one or the other; cannot have your cake...

When children are allowed to make choices, they learn that they can't have it both ways.

can't help cannot prevent, cannot stop

I can't help crying at weddings. They make me feel sad. can't hold a

candle

(See hold a candle) can't put my

finger on it

cannot remember the exact words

I know the answer, but I can't put my finger on it. can't put my

hands on it

cannot remember exactly where it is

Your book is in my office, but I can't put my hands on it now. can't see for

looking

cannot see because I have been looking too long

Will you try to find my glove? I can't see for looking.

can't see the forest for the trees

I am so close that I cannot see the whole picture or the big picture

I'm so involved in teaching that I've lost my view of education. I can't see the forest for the trees.

can't stand does not like, hate Don can't stand love songs. He thinks the words are silly. Canada goose getting goosed in

Canada by a Canadian

"There," he said. "Now you've had your Canada goose."

canary a person who tells the police, a

squealer

Ken - that canary! He tells the boss who comes in late.

candy-ass a person without courage or confidence

Larry, that candy-ass! He's afraid to play me because he may lose.

canned prepared,

memorized, a pat answer

His answers sound canned, like he memorized them

Canuck a Canadian, a citizen of Canada,

Johnny Canuck

When we visited Montana, a clerk called us "Canucks."

capture the imagination

cause a person to imagine a scene or character

The story of Jacob Two-Two will capture the kids' imagination.

car buff a person who loves to repair or restore cars

Colin has been a car buff ever since he bought his first Ford.

card (See such a card) card-carrying

member

a regular member, a person on the membership list

Only card-carrying members will be allowed to attend the meeting.

caribouboo a mistake made by a caribou, make a booboo

"Why did the caribou get lost?" "He made a caribouboo! Ha ha!"

carry a tune sing well, sing in tune, pipes

Ask June to lead the singing. She can carry a tune. carry it off make it happen,

pull it off

This project requires planning and skill, but he can carry it off. carry on continue, keep on Carry on with your game. I'll wait until you're finished.

carry on talk or act silly, not be sensible

They were kissing in church. Imagine carrying on like that! carry out do, complete,

execute

Now that we have the loan we can carry out our plan. carry the can be responsible, see

that the job gets done

The manager gets a big salary, but Mario carries the can.

carry the conversation

continue the conversation,

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