C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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Contents of C:
[check off] {v.}
To put a mark beside (the name of a person or thing on a list) to show that it has been counted.
The teacher checked off each pupil as he got on the bus.
* /Bill wrote down the names of all the states he could remember, and then […]
[check on someone/thing] or [check up on someone/thing] {v}
To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate.
We checked on Dan's age by getting his birth record.
* /Mrs. Brown said she heard someone […]
[check out] {v.}
1a. To pay your hotel bill and leave.
The last guests checked out of their rooms in the morning.
Contrast: [CHECK IN].
1b. {informal}
To go away; leave.
I hoped our guest would stay but he had to check out before Monday.
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[check up] {v.}
To find out or try to find out the truth or correctness of something; make sure of something; investigate.
Mrs. Brown thought she had heard a burglar in the house, so Mr. Brown checked up, but found nobody.
* /Bill thought he had a […]
[check-up] {n.}
A periodic examination by a physician or of some equipment by a mechanic.
I am overdue for my annual physical check-up.
I need to take my car in for a check-up.
[check with] {v. phr.}
1. To consult.
I want to check with my lawyer before I sign the papers.
2. To agree with.
Does my reconciliation of our account check with the bank statement?
[cheer on] {v. phr.}
To vociferously encourage a person or a team during a sports event.
The spectators at the stadium cheered on their home team.
[cheer up] {v.}
1. To feel happy; stop being sad or discouraged; become hopeful, joyous, or glad.
Jones was sad at losing the business, but he cheered up at the sight of his daughter.
Cheer up! The worst is over.
2. To make cheerful or happy. […]