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[change off]{v.}, {informal} To take turns doing something; alternate. •/John and Bill changed off at riding the bicycle./ •/Bob painted one patch of wall and then he changed off with Tom./
[change of heart]{n. phr.} A change in the way one feels or thinks about a given task, idea or problem to be solved. •/Joan had a change of heart and suddenly broke off her engagement to Tim./ •/Fred got admitted to medical school, but he had a change of heart and decided to go into the Foreign Service instead./
[change of life]{n. phr.} The menopause (primarily in women). •/Women usually undergo a change of life in their forties or fifties./
[change of pace]{n. phr.} A quick change in what you are doing. •/John studied for three hours and then read a comic book for a change of pace./ •/The doctor told the man he needed a change of pace./
[change one’s mind]{v. phr.} To alter one’s opinion or judgment on a given issue. •/I used to hate Chicago, but as the years passed I gradually changed my mind and now I actually love living here./
[change one’s tune]{v. phr.}, {informal} To make a change in your story, statement, or claim; change your way of acting. •/The man said he was innocent, but when they found the stolen money in his pocket he changed his tune./ •/Bob was rude to his teacher, but she threatened to tell the principal and he changed his tune./ Syn.: SING A DIFFERENT TUNE.
[change up] See: LET UP(4).
[character] See: IN CHARACTER.
[charge] See: CARRYING CHARGE, CHARGE OFF(2), IN CHARGE, IN CHARGE OF, TAKE CHARGE.
[charge account]{n.} An agreement with a store through which you can buy things and pay for them later. •/Mother bought a new dress on her charge account./ •/Mr. Jones has a charge account at the garage on the corner./
[charge off]{v.} 1. To consider or record as a loss, especially in an account book. •/The store owner charged off all of the last season’s stock of suits./ Syn.: WRITE OFF(1). 2. or [charge up]{informal} To accept or remember (something) as a mistake and not worry about it any more. — Often used with "to experience". •/He charged off his mistakes to experience./ Syn.: CHALK UP. Compare: CHARGE TO.
[charge something to something]{v.} 1. To place the blame on; make responsible for. •/John failed to win a prize, but he charged it to his lack of experience./ •/The coach charged the loss of the game to the team’s disobeying his orders./ 2. To buy something on the credit of. •/Mrs. Smith bought a new pocketbook and charged it to her husband./ •/Mr. White ordered a box of cigars and had it charged to his account./
[charge up]{v. phr.} 1. To submit to a flow of electricity in order to make functional. •/I mustn’t forget to charge up my razor before we go on our trip./ 2. To use up all the available credit one has on one’s credit card(s). •/"Let’s charge dinner on the Master Card," Jane said. "Unfortunately I can’t," Jim replied. "All of my credit cards are completely charged up."/
[charge with]{v. phr.} To accuse someone in a court of law. •/The criminal was charged with aggravated kidnapping across a state line./
[charmed life]{n.} A life often saved from danger; a life full of lucky escapes. •/He was in two airplane accidents, but he had a charmed life./ •/During the war a bullet knocked the gun out of his hand, but he had a charmed life./
[chase] See: GIVE CHASE, GO CHASE ONESELF, LEAD A MERRY CHASE.
[chase after] See: RUN AFTER.
[chase around] See: RUN AROUND.
[cheapskate]{n.}, {informal} A selfish or stingy person; a person who will not spend much. — An insulting term. •/None of the girls like to go out on a date with him because he is a cheapskate./
[cheat on someone]{v. phr.}, {informal} To be unfaithful (to one’s wife or husband, or to one’s sweetheart or fiancee). •/It is rumored that Joe cheats on his wife./
[check] See: BLANK CHECK, CLAIM CHECK, DOUBLE CHECK, IN CHECK, RAIN CHECK, RUBBER CHECK, SALES CHECK.
[check in]{v.} 1a. To sign your name (as at a hotel or convention). •/The last guests to reach the hotel checked in at 12 o’clock./ Contrast: CHECK OUT. 1b. {informal} To arrive. •/The friends we had invited did not check in until Saturday./ 2. To receive (something) back and make a record of it. •/The coach checked in the football uniforms at the end of the school year./ •/The students put their books on the library desk, and the librarian checked them in./
[check off]{v.} To put a mark beside (the name of a person or thing on a list) to show that it has been counted. •/The teacher checked off each pupil as he got on the bus./ •/Bill wrote down the names of all the states he could remember, and then he checked them off against the list in his book./ Compare: TICK OFF.
[check on someone/thing] or [check up on someone/thing]{v.}. To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate. •/We checked on Dan’s age by getting his birth record./ •/Mrs. Brown said she heard someone downstairs and Mr. Brown went down to check up on it./ •/You can check on your answers at the back of the book./ •/The police are checking up on the man to see if he has a police record./ •/Grandfather went to have the doctor check on his health./ Compare: LOOK INTO, LOOK OVER.