Cast Idioms

(English Idioms & Sayings) Cast Idioms

cast around/about for (someone or something)

- to look for someone or something
We have been casting around for a new file clerk in our company.

cast aspersions on (someone)

- to make insulting remarks about someone
The woman is always casting aspersions on her colleagues at work.

cast doubts on (someone or something)

- to cause someone or something to be doubted
The first witness at the trial cast doubts on the testimony of the main witness.

cast in the same mold

- to be very similar
The two sisters were cast in the same mold and were almost identical.

cast one's lot in with (someone)

- to join with someone and accept whatever happens
The woman cast her lot in with the company and worked hard to keep the business going.

cast one's vote

- to vote
We arrived early to cast our vote in the election.

cast pearls before swine

- to waste something valuable on someone who does not appreciate it
Giving the woman the gold earrings was like casting pearls before swine.

cast the first stone

- to be the first to blame someone
The man was the one to cast the first stone and now he is fighting with his neighbor.


castles in the air

- daydreams
My sister is always building castles in the air and is very unrealistic.

cat burglar

- a burglar who enters a building by climbing a wall etc.
Our stereo was stolen when a cat burglar entered our apartment.

cat gets one`s tongue

- the inability to say something
I think that the cat got our supervisor's tongue. She has not said anything since the meeting started.

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