cast on

verb

(adverb) to form (the first row of stitches) in knitting and weaving

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Idioms and Phrases

Make the first stitches in knitting, putting them on the needle, as in Once you learn how to cast on, you can use either simple or complicated stitches . [Mid-1800s]

Hastily put on clothes, as in He cast on his coat and ran out . This usage is dying out. [Early 1800s]

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"We do not accept the stain that is cast on us because there is no depiction of our Prophet. You have to be very malicious to interpret the cartoon in this way."

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Before they are cast on the show, each contestant goes through a lengthy vetting by a psychologist.

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And I had that with everybody in the cast on this one.

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Roman was cast on the show, which would go from a summer replacement series for “The Smothers Brothers” to a hit running for 23 seasons.

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The series marks a historic breakthrough as the first daytime soap with a primarily Black cast on network TV.

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cast-off cast one's lot with

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