A man and a woman got married, and he told her: "Since you are my wife you should respect my traditions and habits... and I have 3 traditions.
So, first tradition: on Wednesdays I play football with my friends... no matter what.. whether it snows or it rains... I dont care.. I play football!! Is it clear for you?" - husband asks his wife.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"So, the second tradition... On Fridays I play poker with my friends, no matter what, I play poker!!
Is it clear for you?" - he asks.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"The third tradition... On Sundays I go fishing, no matter what, I go fishing...whether it snows or it rains... I go fishing!!!
Is it clear for you?" - he asks.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"Any objections?" - he asks.
"No, I understand," - his wife answers.
"Maybe you have your own traditions?" - he asks.
She thought for a while and said: "Well, I have, but only one... every night at 10p.m. I have sex... whether I have my husband beside me, or I dont have ... I don’t care.. I have sex!!!"
n. (pl. Same) freshwater fish often bred for food. [provençal or latin]
- v. Find fault; complain pettily. carper n. [old norse, = brag]
- v. Find fault; complain pettily. carper n. [old norse, = brag]
CART
—n. - open usu. Horse-drawn vehicle for carrying loads.
- light vehicle for pulling by hand. —v. - convey in a cart.
- slang carry or convey with effort. put the cart before the horse reverse the proper order or procedure. [old norse]
CASE
history n. Record of a person's life or medical history for use in professional treatment.
- n. - instance of something occurring.
- hypothetical or actual situation.
- a person's illness, circumstances, etc., as regarded by a doctor, social worker, etc. B such a person.
- matter under esp. Police investigation.
- suit at law.
- a sum of the arguments on one side, esp. In a lawsuit. B set of arguments (have a good case). C valid set of arguments (have no case).
- gram. A relation of a word to other words in a sentence. B form of a noun, adjective, or pronoun expressing this.
- colloq. Comical person. in any case whatever the truth is; whatever may happen. In case 1 in the event that; if.
- lest; in provision against a possibility (took it in case). In case of in the event of. Is (or is not) the case is (or is not) so. [latin casus from cado fall]
- —n. - container or enclosing covering.
- this with its contents.
- protective outer covering.
- item of luggage, esp. A suitcase. —v. (-sing) 1 enclose in a case.
- (foll. By with) surround.
- slang reconnoitre (a house etc.) Before burgling it. [latin capsa box]
CASH
and carry n. - system (esp. In wholesaling) of cash payment for goods taken away by the purchaser.
- store where this operates.
- crop n. Crop produced for sale.
- desk n. Counter etc. Where payment is made in a shop.
- dispenser n. Automatic machine for the withdrawal of cash, esp. With a cashcard.
- flow n. Movement of money into and out of a business.
- on delivery n. Payment for goods when they are delivered.
- register n. Till recording sales, totalling receipts, etc.
- —n. - money in coins or notes.
- (also cash down) full payment at the time of purchase.
- colloq. Wealth. —v. Give or obtain cash for (a note, cheque, etc.). cash in 1 obtain cash for.
- colloq. (usu. Foll. By on) profit (from); take advantage (of). Cash up count and check the day's takings. [latin: related to *case2]
CASK
n. - barrel, esp. For alcohol.
- its contents. [french casque or spanish casco helmet]
CAST
iron n. Hard alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon cast in a mould.
- —v. (past and past part. Cast) 1 throw, esp. Deliberately or forcefully.
- (often foll. By on, over) a direct or cause (one's eyes, a glance, light, a shadow, a spell, etc.) To fall. B express (doubts, aspersions, etc.).
- throw out (a fishing-line etc.) Into the water.
- let down (an anchor etc.).
- a throw off, get rid of. B shed or lose (horns, skin, a horseshoe, etc.).
- register (a vote).
- a shape (molten metal etc.) In a mould. B make thus.
- a (usu. Foll. By as) assign (an actor) to a role. B allocate roles in (a play etc.).
- (foll. By in, into) arrange (facts etc.) In a specified form. 10 reckon, add up (accounts or figures). 11 calculate (a horoscope). —n. - throwing of a missile, dice, line, net, etc.
- a object made in a mould. B moulded mass of solidified material, esp. Plaster for a broken limb.
- actors in a play etc.
- form, type, or quality.
- tinge or shade of colour.
- slight squint.
- worm-cast. cast about (or around) search. Cast adrift leave to drift. Cast aside abandon. Cast loose detach (oneself). Cast lots see *lot. Cast off 1 abandon.
- finish a piece of knitting.
- set a ship free from a quay etc. Cast on make the first row of a piece of knitting. Cast up 1 deposit on the shore.
- add up (figures etc.). [old norse]
CATA
prefix 1 down.
- wrongly. [greek]
CATS
cradle n. Child's game of forming patterns from a loop of string.
CAUL
n. - membrane enclosing a foetus.
- part of this occasionally found on a child's head at birth. [french]
CAVE
—n. Large hollow in the side of a cliff, hill, etc., or underground. —v. (-ving) explore caves. cave in 1 (cause to) subside or collapse.
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