center on
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～ center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
chance on
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～ find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
catch on
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～ become popular; "This fashion caught on in Paris"
catch on
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～ understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
cash in on
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～ take advantage of or capitalize on
cast on
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～ make the first row of stitches when knitting
carry on
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～ keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
carry on
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～ misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"
carry on
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～ continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
carry on
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～ direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
come on
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～ occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"
come on
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～ appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
come on
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～ develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
climb on
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～ get up on the back of; "mount a horse"
clock on
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～ register one's arrival at work
come on
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～ start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
come on
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～ move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
cool one's heels
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～ wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy"
cash in one's chips
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～ pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
catch one's breath
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～ take a short break from one's activities in order to relax