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a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a lost cause

a goal or project that is not worth working for That video store is a lost cause. It has never made a profit.

caught dead

(See wouldn't be caught dead)

caught flatfooted

not ready to respond, mind in neutral Esposito was caught flatfooted by Lemaire's slapshot - an easy goal!

caught in the act

caught doing a crime, caught with his pants down Two of the boys were caught in the act of vandalism. They were breaking car windows.

caught looking

be looking when you should have been acting I was caught looking when he hit the ball. I just watched it.

caught red-handed

caught with evidence, caught in the act The smuggler was caught redhanded with a kilo of cocain.

caught short

not have enough money when you need it I was caught short and had to borrow some money from my father last week.

caught up

busy with, involved Maidra is caught up in church activities. She's very busy.

caught with his pants down

found doing a bad act, caught in the act Percy was caught cheating - caught with his pants down.

caution

(See a caution)

get caught

found doing something, caught in the act Did Vi get caught driving without a licence? Did she get a ticket?

get caught up

do unfinished work, learn what you missed I have to get caught up on my studies. I missed two classes.

lost cause

(See a lost cause)

throw caution to the wind

live or act carelessly, not be cautious Let's throw caution to the wind and buy ten dresses!

wouldn't be caught dead

would not like to do it, would rather die than do it Have you seen Lulu's miniskirt? I wouldn't be caught dead in that.

caucasion waste

a trashy person;"That guy is totally caucasion waste"

because of

as a result of； by reason of因为
They didn't climb the mountain because of the rain．因为下雨他们没有爬山。

make sb look good to cause

Idiom(s): make sb look good to cause

Theme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS

someone to appear successful or competent (especially when this is not the case).
• John arranges all his affairs to make himself look good.
• The manager didn't like the quarterly report because it didn't make her look good.

cause some tongues to wag

Idiom(s): cause (some) tongues to wag

Theme: GOSSIP

to cause people to gossip; to give people something to gossip about.
• The way John was looking at Mary will surely cause some tongues to wag.
• The way Mary was dressed will also cause tongues to wag.

cause some eyebrows to raise

Idiom(s): cause (some) eyebrows to raise

Theme: SHOCK

to shock people; to surprise and dismay people.
• John caused eyebrows to raise when he married a poor girl from Toledo.
• If you want to cause some eyebrows to raise, just start singing as you walk down the street.

cause a stir

Idiom(s): cause a stir AND cause a commotion

Theme: DISTURBANCE

to cause people to become agitated; to cause trouble in a group of people; to shock or alarm people. (Notice the example with quite.)
• When Bob appeared without his evening jacket, it caused a stir in the dining room.
• The dog ran through the church and caused quite a commotion.

caught in the middle

Idiom(s): caught in the middle AND caught in the cross fire

Theme: ENTRAPMENT

caught between two arguing people or groups, making it difficult to remain neutral.
• The cook and the dishwasher were having an argument, and Tom got caught in the middle. All he wanted was his dinner.
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith tried to draw me into their argument. I don't like being caught in the middle.
• Bill and Ann were arguing, and poor Bobby, their son, was caught in the cross fire.

cause a commotion

caught in the cross fire

Caught with your hand in the cookie jar

(USA) If someone is caught with his or her hand in the cookie jar, he or she is caught doing something wrong.

be caught red-handed

be caught doing something bad: "The children were caught red-handed picking the flowers."

because of|because

prep. On account of; by reason of; as a result of. The train arrived late because of the snowstorm.

caught short|be caught short|catch|caught|short

adj. phr., informal Not having enough of something when you need it. Mrs. Ford was caught short when the newspaper boy came for his money a day early. The man was caught short of clothes when he had to go on a trip.

cause eyebrows to raise|cause|eyebrow|eyebrows|rai

v. phr. To do something that causes consternation; to shock others. When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman's wig, he caused eyebrows to raise.

lost cause|cause|lost

n. phr. A movement that has failed and has no chance to be revived. Communism in Eastern Europe has become a lost cause.

show cause|show

v. phr. To give a reason or explanation. The judge asked the defendants to show cause why they should not be held without bail.

throw caution to the winds|caution|discretion|thro

v. phr. To be daring; make a bold or risky move. Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first.

because

because
because of
by reason of; on account of

caught

caught
In addition to the idioms beginning with caught, also see under catch.
* * *
- caught dead, wouldn't be
- caught flat-footed
- caught in the middle
- caught short
- caught with one's pants down, be

caught dead, wouldn't be

caught dead, wouldn't be
Also, wouldn't be seen dead. Would have nothing to do with, detest, as in I wouldn't be caught dead in that outfit, or He'd not be seen dead drinking a cheap wine. This hyperbole is always put negatively. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

caught flat-footed

caught flat-footed
Caught unprepared, taken by surprise, as in The reporter's question caught the President flat-footed. This usage comes from one or another sport in which a player should be on his or her toes, ready to act. [c. 1900]

caught with one's pants down, be

caught with one's pants down, be
Be surprised in an embarrassing or guilty posture, as in We spent a lot of time preparing for the inspection; we didn't want to get caught with our pants down. This phrase presumably alludes to someone's pants being lowered to attend to bathroom needs but is not considered particularly vulgar. It is similar to off guard and, if wrongdoing is discovered, catch red-handed. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

cause

cause
In addition to the idioms beginning with cause, also see lost cause.
* * *
- cause a commotion
- cause raised eyebrows

cause raised eyebrows

cause raised eyebrows
Also, raise eyebrows. Cause surprise or disapproval, as in At school his purple hair usually causes raised eyebrows. This transfer of a physical act (raising one's eyebrows) to the feelings it may express took place in the early 1900s. Lytton Strachey used the term in The Eminent Victorians (1918): “The most steady-going churchman hardly raises an eyebrow at it now.”

common cause

common cause
A joint interest, as in “The common cause against the enemies of piety” (from John Dryden's poem, Religio laici, or a Layman's Faith, 1682). This term originated as to make common cause (with), meaning “to unite one's interest with another's.” In the mid-1900s the name Common Cause was adopted by a liberal lobbying group.

holocaust

holocaust
the Holocaust
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the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII

not be caught dead

not be caught dead
see caught dead, wouldn't be.

throw caution to the winds

throw caution to the winds
Also, throw discretion to the winds. Behave or speak very rashly, as in Throwing caution to the winds, he ran after the truck, or I'm afraid she's thrown discretion to the winds and told everyone about the divorce. This expression uses to the winds in the sense of “utterly vanishing” or “out of existence,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s. The first recorded use of throw to the winds was in 1885.