die has been cast Idiom

cast a spell

use charm or spiritual power to change people When Pavarotti sings, he casts a spell over his audience.

cast pearls before swine

waste something on someone who won

cast your vote

vote in an election, mark your ballot Before you cast your vote, think carefully about the issues.

cast nasturtiums

a pun on "cast aspersions"

cast about for

search anxiously about 急于寻求
The prisoner is casting about for a way of escape．那个囚徒正急着找逃路。

cast aside

discard；throw away 置…而不顾；抛弃；去掉
You can't just cast people aside like old clothes．你不能象抛弃旧衣服那样扔下别人不管。
Cast aside all illusions and go into the battle．丢掉幻想，投入战斗。

cast away

1．throw away 丢掉
They cast away the equipment they would not need．他们扔掉了他们不再需要的设备。
He cast away an advantage．他失去了优势。
2．wreck（a ship）（船）遇难；使（船）失事（常用被动语态）
The new ship was cast away during the storm．这条新船在暴风雨中沉没。
A good many ships have been cast away in the Arctic Ocean．在北冰洋，曾有许多船只失事。

cast back

look back；direct to the past 回顾；回忆
We cast back to our working together on the army farm in the Northeast．我们回忆起我们一道在东北军垦农场劳动的情景。
He cast back his mind to the earlier days．他回忆起先前的日子。
They cast their thoughts back to happier times．他们回想起较为快乐的日子。

cast down

1．demoralize；discourage；be lower in spirits 沮丧；泄气；气馁（常用于被动结构或作表语）
The proud will be cast down．骄者必败。
In making scientific experiments，we should not be cast down by temporary setbacks．进行科学实验时，我们不要因暂时挫折而垂头丧气。
She was cast down at the news of her aunt's death．听到她姑妈去世的消息，她情绪很低。
2．throw down；lower 放低；使放下
She cast her eyes down shyly．她羞怯地垂下目光。

cast out

drive out；expel 赶出；逐出
The members of the association did not like his behaviour，so they cast him out．协会会员们不喜欢他的行为，所以就把他开除了。
He was cast out from our country．他被驱逐出我们国家。
Having repeatedly broken the rules of the game，they were both cast out from the football club．他们两人踢足球时经常犯规，已被开除出足球俱乐部。

the die has been cast

A advance of activity has been finalized. This announcement comes from a Latin byword anticipation to accept been said by Julius Caesar back he beyond the Rubicon river and became affected in civilian war in 49 BCE. Well, we've bankrupt on the house, so the die has been cast—we're clearly homeowners!Learn more: been, cast, die

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