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a cheap drunk
a person who gets drunk on one or two drinks Jo admits she's a cheap drunk. Her limit is two drinks.
a checkup
a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.
a penny pincher
a person who spends carefully, a thrifty person He used to be a penny pincher, but now he spends freely.
bellyache
complain, whine Don't bellyache about the referee. Just play your best.
big cheese
an important person, a leader He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.
big gun/cheese/wheel/wig
an important person, a leader The new director was a big wheel in his previous company but is not so important now.
bite off more than one can chew
take responsibility for more than one can
bite off more than you can chew
begin more tasks than you can complete When I took the night class, I bit off more than I could chew.
bury the hatchet
stop arguing or fighting, throw down your arms When will the English and the French bury the hatchet?
cheap
unwilling to spend money, not generous, tight They refuse to buy the boy a decent suit. They're too cheap.
cheap drunk
(See a cheap drunk)
cheap like borsch
not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.
cheap skate
a person who does not pay his share, a tight-ass That cheap skate can keep his money. I'll pay for the tickets.
cheapskate
a person who will not spend much money, a stingy person My friend is a cheapskate and won't even go to a movie with me.
cheat on
break a marriage promise, be unfaithful He cheats on his wife. Now he's sleeping with a waitress.
check it out
inquire, find out about Check it out. It may be a great opportunity.
check-out
the counter where you pay for your purchases The shoppers were lined up at the Canadian Tire check-out.
check over
look for errors in a paper, see if there are mistakes I've written a letter of application. Will you check it over for me?
check that
look at that, get a load of that "When Rick saw the sports car, he said, ""Check that!"""
check-up
a periodic inspection of a patient by a doctor I went to have my annual check-up last week.
check up on
see if everything is fine or safe He went to check up on the kids because they were crying.
check your bags
give your luggage to the ticket agent I would like to check my bags. Will you put them on the plane?
checkered career
career with failures, history of good and bad His checkered career may ruin his chance of being elected.
checkup
doctor's examination, medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.
cheek
sharp reply, sarcasm, lip "When I called Mom a crab, she said, ""No more of your cheek!"""
cheek by jowl
beside, alongside, side by side Jack and James fought cheek by jowl in World War I.
cheeky
rude, impolite, lippy, sassy Tara is too cheeky. She told her mom to stop flirting with men.
cheesecake
naked flesh, bare skin The dancer provided lots of cheesecake - lots of bare leg.
cheesed off
upset, annoyed, ticked off They were cheesed off when I said you wouldn't pay them.
cheesy
poor quality, crappy, shabby The acting was pretty cheesy. The actors didn't know their lines.
cherrypicker (hockey)
a player who waits at center ice for a pass Our coach told us about the cherrypicker on the other team.
chestnut
old favorite song, well-known story Moira played the piano, and we sang old songs - old chestnuts.
chew him out
lecture him, scold him, give him hell (see give you hell) My sister chewed me out for taking her car. She gave me hell.
chew the fat
chat We stayed up very late last night chewing the fat about our university days.
chew the fat/ chew the rag
talk, visit, have a chin wag I'll go and get the wine while you two relax and chew the fat.
cut the cheese
let off gas, fart, pass wind Then somebody cut the cheese, and everybody laughed.
dirt cheap
very cheap, not expensive Cherries are dirt cheap in B.C. during the summer.
double-check
check again to be sure something is correct He double-checked the price of the airplane ticket.
early bird catches the worm
a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success Let
everything but the kitchen sink
almost everything, the whole works We put everything in his truck, everything but the kitchen sink!
far-fetched
" difficult to accept; difficult to believe. "
from rags to riches
from poverty to wealth, from bum to millionaire She went from rags to riches when she gambled in Vegas.
get it off your chest
talk about a problem, complain He can get it off his chest at the meeting. He can complain there.
give three cheers for someone
give praise or approval for someone who has done well The crowd gave three cheers for the team after they won the final game.
gotches
men's shorts, men's underwear Uh oh, no clean gotches. It's time to do my laundry.
hatchet man
a politician etc. whose job it is to say negative things about the opposition, a person in a company who must fire extra workers or cut other expenses etc. He is acting as a hatchet man for the leader but I don
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitche
"if you do not like the pressure you can leave; if you can't cut it, you can't stay" In the boardroom someone had written on the flip chart If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!
in check
under control, kept quiet or back The violence was kept in check by the police department and the army.
in stitches
laughing They were in stitches over their teacher
life is just a bowl of cherries
life is just wonderful, life is grand "When Anne is happy, she says, ""Life is just a bowl of cherries!"""