| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| corny |
obvious humor, unsophisticated humor
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The farmer said his cows are moody today. Now that is corny!
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| cost a pretty penny |
cost a lot of money, had a high price
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Elvis bought a new pink Cadillac. I bet that cost a pretty penny.
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| cost an arm and a leg |
cost a lot of money, is very expensive
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That fur jacket must have cost her an arm and a leg.
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| cost you |
require much money or emotional stress or time or energy
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Caring for a child will cost you - cost you a lot. But it's worth every minute, every tear.
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| cotton-picking |
thieving, doggone, flipping, ruddy
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Get your cotton-pickin' fingers off that bike! Don't touch it!
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| cotton to that |
believe in that, do that, relate to that
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City folks play cards on Sunday, but we don't cotton to that.
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| couch potato |
a person who watches a lot of TV
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If I watch four hours of TV every day, am I a couch potato?
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| cough up |
pay your share, pay a debt, pay up
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Come on, Tony. Cough up. You haven't paid anything.
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| could care less |
(See couldn't care less)
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| couldn't believe my ears |
(See can't believe my ears)
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