{"id":211,"date":"2014-06-19T09:26:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T09:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=211"},"modified":"2014-06-19T09:43:44","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T09:43:44","slug":"phrasal-verbs-beginning-with-letter-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-beginning-with-letter-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal verbs beginning with letter C"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a list of idiomatic expressions beginning with the letter C.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Call back (separable)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To <\/strong>call or ring someone back is to return a telephone call.<\/p>\n

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  • I am a little busy at the moment. I will call you back later.<\/li>\n
  • Could you ask her to call me back?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Call in (inseparable)<\/h3>\n

    To call in is to pay a short visit.<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Grandma said that she would call in next week.<\/li>\n
    • I was quite happy when Tom called in yesterday. I hadn\u2019t met him in several months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Call in (separable)<\/h3>\n

      To call a doctor or a professional in is to ask them to come and help you.<\/p>\n

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      • We had to call in a doctor when grandmother started complaining of chest pain.<\/li>\n
      • If you can\u2019t fix that heating system on your own, you will need to call in an expert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Call off (separable)<\/h3>\n

        To call off a party, meeting or engagement is to cancel it.<\/p>\n

          \n
        • We had to call off the party because dad fell ill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Call out (separable)<\/h3>\n

          To call out is to shout.<\/p>\n

          Call up<\/h3>\n

          To call someone up is to telephone them.<\/p>\n

            \n
          • You should call him up before you leave.<\/li>\n
          • Feel free to call me up if you face any problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Carry away<\/h3>\n

            To get carried away is to behave in a silly manner. People get carried away when they are upset, angry or excited.<\/p>\n

              \n
            • Cool down. Don\u2019t get carried away.<\/li>\n
            • I can\u2019t take my son to the toy store. He gets carried away pretty easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Carry on<\/h3>\n

              To carry on is to continue working.<\/p>\n

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              • She was upset when he told her that he was leaving her, but she carried on as if she didn\u2019t care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Carry out (separable)<\/h3>\n

                To carry out is to perform a task.<\/p>\n

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                • The agency is planning to carry out a survey about the problems faced by working women.<\/li>\n
                • The candidate said that he would carry out his promises if he got elected to the parliament.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Carve out<\/h3>\n

                  To carve out a reputation is to create it by working hard.<\/p>\n

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                  • She has carved out a reputation for herself as an accomplished pianist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Catch on<\/h3>\n

                    This is an inseparable phrasal verb. When an idea catches on, it becomes popular.<\/p>\n

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                    • The bob haircut eventually caught on and became all the rage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Chase away \/ chase off<\/h3>\n

                      To chase someone away is to force them to leave a place.<\/p>\n

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                      • The dog chased the cat away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                        Here is a list of idiomatic expressions beginning with the letter C. Call back (separable) To call or ring someone back is to return a telephone call. I am a little busy at the...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phrasal-verbs","tag-phrasal-verbs-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions\/214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}