| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
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| c'est la vie |
that is fate, that's life |
If you have bad luck some days, it's natural. C'est la vie! |
| Cabbagetown |
a district in Toronto where European immigrants live |
Restaurants in Cabbagetown serve European food. |
| cabin fever |
feeling depressed because you have to stay inside |
After three weeks of cold weather we all had cabin fever. |
| cackleberries |
eggs, chicken eggs |
Look! This hen laid five cackleberries! |
| call a spade a spade |
say it in plain language; straight from the shoulder, straight goods |
Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call a spade a spade. |
| call attention to |
ask you to read or notice, draw attention to |
I would like to call attention to the student parking problem. |
| call for |
require, ask for |
This recipe calls for bee pollen. Where can we get that? |
| call his bluff |
challenge his story, give it to me straight, put up or shut up |
When I called his bluff about low profits, he admitted that the company made 11 million. |
| call into account |
consider, factor in, reckon with, account for |
If you want to go to Ottawa on the first of July, you have to call holiday traffic into account. |
| call it a day |
not work anymore today, call it quits |
I'm feeling very tired. I think I'll call it a day. |
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