carry forward
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carry me out!
An exclamation of pretended astonishment on hearing news too good to be true, or a story too marvellous to be believed. Sometimes varied by "Let me die," i.e., I can’t survive that. Profanely derived from the Nunc dimittis (Luke xi. 29). The Irish say, "CARRY ME OUT, and bury me decently."
carry off
to succeed or accomplish something
carry on
continue doing something
carry on with something
continue doing something
carry one's weight
to do one's share of work or contribute equally
carry oneself
To conduct or behave oneself in a particular way
carry out
To perform or execute a task or plan
carry over
to extend or transfer something to another time or situation
carry someone's water
To support or promote someone's interests or ideas
carry something out
to complete or fulfill a task or plan
carry the ball
to take responsibility and lead a project or effort
carry the can
be blamed or punished for someone else's mistake
carry the mail
to perform well or succeed
carry the message to Garcia
To take initiative and responsibility to complete a task
carry the torch
to continue or support a tradition or idea
carry through
To complete or fulfill something
carry water for
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
carry witchet
A sort of conundrum, puzzlewit, or riddle.
carry-on
To joke a person to excess, to CARRY ON a "spree" too far; "how we CARRIED ON, to be sure!" i.e., what fun we had. Nautical term—from carrying on sail.
Carrying coals to Newcastle
Doing something unnecessary or redundant
cart
To put the cart before the horse; to mention the last part of a story first. To be flogged at the cart's a-se or tail; persons guilty of petty larceny are frequently sentenced to be tied to the tail of a cart, and whipped by the common executioner, for a certain distance: the degree of severity in the execution is left to the discretion of the executioner, who, it is said, has cats of nine tails of all prices.
cart-wheel
A five-shilling piece. Generally condensed to "WHEEL."
carte de visite
A visiting card; a photographic likeness on a card, originally intended to be used as a visiting card. The idea was started in 1857, but it never "caught on," as such, although the small size of photo- graph became very popular. Cartel (kar tel'J, This is a word with several meanings. Originally it was applied only to a written agreement between opponents in a war arranging the exchange of prisoners.
carting
The punishment formerly inflicted on bawds, who were placed in a tumbrel or cart, and led through a town, that their persons might be known.
Cartridge Paper
A stout, rough paper, originally manufactured for cartridges. The word is a corruption of cartouche.
carts
A pair of shoes. In Norfolk the carapace of a crab is called a crab cart; hence CARTS would be synonymous with CRAB SHELLS, which see.
carved in stone
Definitely decided and unlikely to be changed
carvel's ring
The private parts of a woman. Ham Carvel, a jealous old doctor, being in bed with his wife, dreamed that the Devil gave him a ring, which, so long as he had it on his finger, would prevent his being made a cuckold: waking he found he had got his finger the Lord knows where. See Rabelais, and Prior's versification of the story.
casa
house
casa
Or CASE, a house, respectable or otherwise. Probably from the Italian CASA.—Old Cant. The Dutch use the word KAST in a vulgar sense for a house, i.e., MOTTEKAST, a brothel. CASE sometimes means a water-closet, but is in general applied to a "house of accommodation." CASA is generally pronounced carzey.
case
A house; perhaps from the Italian CASA. In the canting lingo it meant store or ware house, as well as a dwelling house. Tout that case; mark or observe that house. It is all bob, now let's dub the gig of the case; now the coast is clear, let us break open the door of the house.
case
Some years ago the term CASE was applied generally to persons or things; "what a CASE he is," i.e., what a curious person; "a rum CASE that," or "you are a CASE," both synonymous with the phrase "odd fish," common half a century ago. This would seem to have been originally a "case" for the police-court; drunkenness, &c. Among young ladies at boarding-schools a CASE means a love-affair. CASE now means any unfortunate matter. "I’m afraid it’s a CASE with him."
case study
A detailed analysis of a person, situation, or event
case the joint
To carefully explore and examine a place
case vrow
A prostitute attached to a particular bawdy house.
cash and carry
A business where customers pay for goods before taking them away
cash in one's chips
to die or leave a situation
cash on the barrelhead
Payment is required immediately
cash up
To pay someone the money they are owed
cashed up
Having a lot of money available
cask
Fashionable slang for a brougham, or other private carriage. Not very general. "PILLBOX" is the more usual term.
cassam
Cheese—not CAFFAN, which Egan, in his edition of Grose, has ridiculously inserted.—Ancient Cant. Latin, CASEUS. Gael. and Irish, CAISE.
cast
To assist by lightening labour. Men in small boats who want to be towed behind steamers or sailing vessels, say "Give us a CAST." Also used by waggoners and others, who sometimes vary the performance by asking, when stuck on a hill, for a pound, possibly a pound of flesh, horse or human.
cast a chill
To create a feeling of fear or unease
cast a shadow
To have a negative influence or effect on something
cast aside
to reject or abandon something
cast aspersions
To criticize or doubt someone's character or actions
cast away
To discard.
cast in concrete
officially decided and unlikely to be changed
cast in someone's teeth
To remind someone of their past mistakes or failures
cast loose
To set something or someone free
cast of thousands
A large number of people involved in something
cast one's bread upon the waters
Do good deeds without expecting reward or recognition
cast one's mind back
Remember something from the past
cast one's net wide
To explore many options or opportunities
cast one's vote
To participate in an election by selecting a candidate
cast over
To throw or direct something over something else
cast snowballs
to waste effort on a futile task
cast the first stone
To be the first to criticize or punish someone
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