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8-bit microcomputer
8-bit microcomputer- (Tech) máy vi điện toán 8 bít, máy vi tính 8 bít [TN]
CR Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a crash course
a short course that has the main facts and skills He took a crash course in cooking and bought a cafe.
a crush on
sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.
a crying shame
a sad event, it is too bad It's a crying shame that they didn't have fire insurance.
a far cry
not similar, very different This is good sherry, but it's a far cry from the amontillado.
a screw loose
a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose - like when he eats paper.
across the board
affecting all people, applies to everything We want a salary increase across the board - for all positions.
all it's cracked up to be
as good as the ads say, live up to the reports The new computer isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's not so hot.
all over hell's half acre
all over the place, everywhere I left the gate open, and the cows are all over hell's half acre.
as the crow flies
the shortest distance between two places The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies.
at cross purposes
have opposite ways to do something, opposing goals They are at cross purposes and are always arguing about what to do.
at the crack of dawn
at the first sign of light, at first light At the crack of dawn he would rise, wash and go for a walk.
budget squeeze/crunch
a situation where there is not enough money in the budget We have been going through a severe budget squeeze at our company and must begin to stop spending money in a wasteful manner.
by hook or by crook
in any way necessary She says that she will go to Italy this year by hook or by crook.
come across
seem to be, appear to be You came across as being angry, not just disappointed.consent to have sex, get laid, go all the way You kiss me as though you're going to come across, but then you say no.
crack a book
study, read a textbook Sean passed that exam without cracking a book.
crack a joke
tell a joke, say a funny word or phrase Please be serious. Don't crack jokes or laugh at us.
crack down on
stop, not permit, not allow The police began to crack down on speeders in the school zones.
crack me up
make me laugh hard, split a gut Robin Williams cracks me up when he tells a story.
crack of dawn
(See at the crack of dawn)
crack shot/salesman etc.
a person who is highly skilled at shooting etc. Marvin has developed into a crack salesman. He's excellent.
crack the line-up
earn a place on a team, make the team He's a good basketball player, but can he crack the line-up?
crack this case
solve a crime, discover who is guilty "David will crack this case; he's a thorough investigator."
crack under the strain
become irrational or hysterical due to strain, around the bend Mother was a strong person. She never cracked under the strain of raising ten children.
cracked
crazy, nuts, wacko He must be cracked. He mailed a letter to himself.
crackers
crazy, bonkers, nuts Don't worry about me. I've been crackers all my life.
crackpot
a person who is strange or weird, wacko Some crackpot wrote a letter to him threatening his family.
crackup
collision, crash Drinking and driving causes a lot of crackups.
cram
try to learn as much as possible in a very short time.
cramp your style
cause problems for you, cause stress for you If we can't buy a Corvette, will it cramp your style?
crank issue
a topic that causes anger, can of worms The Premier raised a crank issue and then went on holidays.
crank it up
turn up the volume, louder please Hey, Karen, crank up the radio. That's a great song.
crank out
make, write, manufacture Can you crank out a few jokes for our school newspaper?
crap
lies, bull, BS He told us that history books contain a lot of crap - BS.
crappy
poor quality, junky, shabby What a crappy camera! Look at these terrible pictures!
crash
go to bed, go to sleep Sometimes Don crashes on our sofa and sleeps for hours.
crash a party
go to a party uninvited, horn in Bo and his friends crashed our party. They came uninvited.
crash course
(See a crash course)
crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just
do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.
crawling with
having many of them, oodles, scads The hotel was crawling with police. I couldn't count them.
crazy about
like a lot, mad about Dad's crazy about sports. He really loves baseball.
crazy like a fox
crafty while appearing foolish or dumb, play the fool In the debate, he was crazy like a fox. He praised his opponent for being clever and ruthless.
cream of the crop
best of a group, the top choice The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.
cream you
hit you, knock you down, knock you flat If Jon discovers you lied to him, he'll cream you. He'll hit you.
creep
strange person, pervert, weirdo What a creep! He looks like a stray dog!
crock
(See that's a crock)
crocodile tears
a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn
crop up
happen, occur, come up I'm planning to go to Montreal unless something crops up - like an airline strike.
cross my heart and hope to die
promise sincerely I'll pay you back on Friday, cross my heart and hope to die.
cross one
cross two fingers of one hand to hope or wish for good luck I crossed my fingers that I would be able to get the job that I had applied for.say that what one has said is surely true (often used by children) "I promise that I will meet you tomorrow. Cross my heart and hope to die."be a sudden or passing thought, come to one's mind It suddenly crossed my mind that the store would be closed all day on Monday.
cross paths
meet, encounter We'll cross paths again, I'm sure. Until then, good luck.