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cast an eye over sth

have a quick look at sth

cast a/sb's vote for

vote for, elect

cast sb's mind back

try to remember

cast lots (for)

choose by chance selection

cast a shadow over

to spoil a good situation with sthunpleasant

cast sb's net(s) wide

make an effort over a large area to find sth/sb

cast ashore

throw onto land

cast loose

detach, seperate

cast adrift

leave to drift

say sth/speak under sb's breath

say sth quietly so as not be heard

under false pretences

by pretending that sth is true

a gesture of goodwill

an action to show positive/friendly feelings

good/bad omen

good/bad sign

a token gesture

symbolic gesture/action (with little meaning)

emblem

a symbol or sign

give sb the third degree

question sb in detail

one-track mind

preoccupied by one particular subject

second/third rate

awful/inferior

at the eleventh hour

at the last possible moment

have second thoughts

have doubts

back to square one

back to the beginning

be a one-off

to be unique

pull a fast one

trick/deceive somebody

one and the same

exactly the same

one good turn deserves another

a favor should be repaid with another favor

two can play at that game

threaten to do to sb the same thing that they did to you

two wrongs don't make a right

if sb does sth bad to you, that is not a reason to do sth bad to them

two heads are better than one

two people can find a solution better than one person can alone

put two and two together

to draw an obvious conclusion

nine times out of ten

almost always

a nine-day wonder

famous for a short time only

dressed up to the nines

wearing your best clothes

a stitch in times (saves nine)

used for saying that it is better to solve a problem now, rather than leave it until later when it may be more difficult to deal with

at sixes and sevens

a state of confusion and disorder

cuts two/both ways

having two opposite effects/sides

six feet under

dead and buried

a hundred to one shot/chance

a small chance, not likely to happen

two-faced

hypocritical, deceitful

ten to on

very likely

six of one and half a dozen of the other

No difference, either choice is okay

at a fraction of the cost

a small part of the total cost

within an inch of doing sth

very close to doing sth

cast off

let loose to begin sailing

ways and means

different methods/possible courses of action

go sb's separate ways

be apart, seperate

under sb's breath

quietly so that other people cannot hear exactly what you are saying

save sb's breath

it's useless to talk to sb

have a will of iron

be strong-willed and stubborn

two of a kind

very much alike in many different ways

be nothing of the kind

bear no resemblance to

lie around

be lazy or to not do anything