مستر رمضان عيسى
24-11-2008, 06:41 PM
Cake's not worth the candle (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/cake%27s+not+worth+the+candle.html)
If someone says that the cake's not worth the candle, they mean that the result will not be worth the effort put in to achieve it
Calf lick (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/calf+lick.html)
A calf lick is the weird parting in your fringe where your hair grows in a different direction, usually to one side.
Call a spade a spade (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+a+spade+a+spade.html)
A person who calls a spade a spade is one speaks frankly and makes little or no attempt to conceal their opinions or to spare the feelings of their audience.
Call it a day (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+it+a+day.html)
If you call it a day, you stop doing something for a while, normally at least until the following day.
Call on the carpet (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+on+the+carpet.html)
If you are called on the carpet, you are summoned for a reprimand by superiors or others in power.
Call the dogs off (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+the+dogs+off.html)
If someone calls off their dogs, they stop attacking or criticising someone.
Call the shots (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+the+shots.html)
If you call the shots, you are in charge and tell people what to do.
Call the tune (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+the+tune.html)
The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something.
Calm before the storm (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/calm+before+the+storm.html)
A calm time immediately before period of violent activity or argument is the calm before the storm.
Can of worms (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/can+of+worms.html)
If an action can create serious problems, it is opening a can of worms.
Can't dance and it's too wet to plow (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/can%27t+dance+and+it%27s+too+wet+to+plow.html)
(USA) When you can't dance and it's too wet to plow, you may as well do something because you can't or don't have the opportunity to do anything else.
If someone says that the cake's not worth the candle, they mean that the result will not be worth the effort put in to achieve it
Calf lick (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/calf+lick.html)
A calf lick is the weird parting in your fringe where your hair grows in a different direction, usually to one side.
Call a spade a spade (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+a+spade+a+spade.html)
A person who calls a spade a spade is one speaks frankly and makes little or no attempt to conceal their opinions or to spare the feelings of their audience.
Call it a day (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+it+a+day.html)
If you call it a day, you stop doing something for a while, normally at least until the following day.
Call on the carpet (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+on+the+carpet.html)
If you are called on the carpet, you are summoned for a reprimand by superiors or others in power.
Call the dogs off (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+the+dogs+off.html)
If someone calls off their dogs, they stop attacking or criticising someone.
Call the shots (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+the+shots.html)
If you call the shots, you are in charge and tell people what to do.
Call the tune (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/call+the+tune.html)
The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something.
Calm before the storm (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/calm+before+the+storm.html)
A calm time immediately before period of violent activity or argument is the calm before the storm.
Can of worms (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/can+of+worms.html)
If an action can create serious problems, it is opening a can of worms.
Can't dance and it's too wet to plow (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/can%27t+dance+and+it%27s+too+wet+to+plow.html)
(USA) When you can't dance and it's too wet to plow, you may as well do something because you can't or don't have the opportunity to do anything else.