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cast on[ʹkɑ:stʹɒn]
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<Í> набирать (петли в вязанье)
how many stitches do you cast on? - сколько петель вы набираете?

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cast one's pearls before swine

Idiom(s): cast (one's) pearls before swine

Theme: WASTE

to waste something good on someone who doesn't care about it. (From a biblical quotation.)
• To sing for them is to cast pearls before swine.
• To serve them French cuisine is like casting one's pearls before swine.

cast one's lot in with

Idiom(s): cast one's lot in with sb

Theme: JOINING

to join in with someone and accept whatever happens.
• Mary cast her lot with the group going to Spain. They had a wonderful time.
• I decided to cast in my lot with the home team this year.

cast pearls before swine|cast|cast one's pearls be

n. phr., literary To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won't understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won't appreciate pearls.

Often used in negative sentences. I won't waste good advice on John any more because he never listens to it. I won't cast pearls before swine.

cast on

cast on
1) Make the first stitches in knitting, putting them on the needle, as in Once you learn how to cast on, you can use either simple or complicated stitches. [Mid-1800s]
2) Hastily put on clothes, as in He cast on his coat and ran out. This usage is dying out. [Early 1800s]

cast one's lot with

cast one's lot with
Also, cast or throw in one's lot with. Join or side with, no matter what the outcome, as in Bill cast his lot with the new company. [First half of 1500s]

cast on

1. To accomplish the aboriginal row of stitches on the aggravate in a knitting project. If you appetite to affiliate a blanket, the aboriginal footfall is to casting on.2. To dress bound or hurriedly. Because I overslept, I aloof casting on some clothes and rushed off to work—without acumen that I had on two altered shoes.Learn more: cast, on

cast on

1. Make the aboriginal stitches in knitting, putting them on the needle, as in Once you apprentice how to casting on, you can use either simple or complicated stitches. [Mid-1800s]
2. Hastily put on clothes, as in He casting on his covering and ran out. This acceptance is dying out. [Early 1800s] Apprentice more: cast, on

cast on

v.
1. To account article to abatement aloft or appear into acquaintance with something: The moon casting its ablaze on the albino countryside.
2. To account or accord acceleration to some analytical appraisal about article or someone: These facts casting agnosticism on the suspect's story.
3. To accomplish the aboriginal row of stitches in knitting by putting some cardinal of stitches on a knitting needle: Be accurate not to casting on too deeply or it will be difficult to affiliate the aboriginal row. Start by casting on 18 stitches. Accomplish 4 loops and casting them on. Learn more: cast, on

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cast on Идиома

cast one's pearls before swine

cast one's lot in with

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