Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

cause a stir
- to cause people to become agitated and alarmed about something
The soccer player caused a stir when he began to criticize the referee.
cause eyebrows to raise
- to shock people
I caused eyebrows to raise when I decided not to accept the award from my company.
cause tongues to wag
- to give people something to gossip about
My sister caused tongues to wag when she came to the party without her husband.
cave in
- to weaken and be forced to give something up
The company caved in to the union`s demand for more money.
chalk (something) up to (something)
- to recognize something as the cause of something else
We were able to chalk our success up to our new boat.
chalk up (something)
- to record something
The stock prices of the company chalked up a big increase last week.
champ at the bit
- to be ready and anxious to do something
Everybody was champing at the bit to start writing the test.
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