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[call to mind]{v. phr.} To remember; cause to remember. •/Your story calls to mind a similar event that happened to us a few years back./

[call to order]{v. phr.} 1. To open (a meeting) formally. •/The chairman called the committee to order./ •/The president pounded with his gavel to call the convention to order./ 2. To warn not to break the rules of a meeting. •/The judge called the people in the court room to order when they talked too loud./

[call out]{v. phr.} 1. To shout; speak loudly. •/My name was called out several times, but I was unable to hear it./ 2. To summon someone. •/If the rioting continues, the governor will have to call out the National Guard./

[call up]{v.} 1. To make someone think of; bring to mind; remind. •/The picture of the Capitol called up memories of our class trip./ 2. To tell to come (as before a court). •/The district attorney called up three witnesses./ 3. To bring together for a purpose; bring into action. •/Jim called up all his strength, pushed past the players blocking him, and ran for a touchdown./ •/The army called up its reserves when war seemed near./ 4. To call on the telephone. •/She called up a friend just for a chat./

[call upon] See: CALL ON.

[calm down]{v. phr.} To become quiet; relax. •/"Calm down, Mr. Smith," the doctor said with a reassuring smile. "You are going to live a long time."/

[camel] See: STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL’S BACK at LAST STRAW.

[camp] See: BREAK CAMP.

[campaign] See: WHISPERING CAMPAIGN.

[camp follower]{n.} 1. A man or woman who goes with an army, not to fight but to sell something. •/Nowadays camp followers are not allowed as they were long ago./ 2. A person who goes with a famous or powerful person or group in hope of profit. •/A man who runs for president has many camp followers./

[camp out]{v.} To live, cook, and sleep out of doors (as in a tent). •/We camped out near the river for a week./

[can] See: AS BEST ONE CAN, CATCH AS CATCH CAN.

[canary] See: LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY or LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY.

[cancel out]{v.} To destroy the effect of; balance or make useless. •/The boy got an "A" in history to cancel out the "C" he got in arithmetic./ •/Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team’s advantage in winning the half-mile relay./ •/Tom’s hot temper cancels out his skill as a player./

[cancer stick]{n.}, {slang} A cigarette. •/Throw away that cancer stick! Smoking is bad for you!/

[candle] BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.

[canned heat]{n.} Chemicals in a can which burn with a hot, smokeless flame. •/Some people use canned heat to keep food warm./ •/The mountain climbers used canned heat for cooking./

[canned laughter]{n.}, {informal} The sounds of laughter heard on certain television programs that were obviously not recorded in front of a live audience and are played for the benefit of the audience from a stereo track to underscore the funny points. •/"How can there be an audience in this show when it is taking place in the jungle? — Why, it’s canned laughter you’re hearing."/