in care of (someone)
in care of (someone)
At someone else's mailing address. You can just send my Christmas card in care of my aunt because I'll be staying at her place for the holidays.
See also: care, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in care of someone
[to be delivered to someone] through someone or by way of someone. (Indicates that mail is to be delivered to a person at some other person's address.) Bill Jones is living at his father's house. Address the letter to Bill in care of Mr. John Jones. Bill said, "Please send me my mail in care of my father at his address."
See also: care, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
in care of
Through someone, by way of someone, as in I sent the gift in care of your parents. This phrase indicates that something is to be delivered to someone at someone else's address. [Mid-1800s] Also see in charge, def. 3.
See also: care, of
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- empathize
- empathize with
- empathize with (someone or something)
- come over
- ride (one's) coattails
- ride on (one's) coattails
- ride on coattails
- ride on someone's/something's coat-tails
- ride (on) the coattails of (someone)
- on the coat-tails of someone/something