Idiom Index C


 
c'est
c'est la vie
cab
flag a cab
hail a cab
cabbagetown
Cabbagetown
cabin
cabin fever
caboodle
kit and caboodle
the whole caboodle
cackleberries
cackleberries
cahoots
in cahoots
cain
raise Cain
cake
a piece of cake
have your cake and eat it, too
icing on the cake
nutty as a fruit cake
piece of cake
take the cake
that takes the cake
call
a close call
a tough call
a wake-up call
above and beyond the call of duty
at your beck and call
beck and call
beyond the call of duty
call a spade a spade
call attention to
call for
call his bluff
call into account
call it a day
call it quits
call it square
call off
call off the dogs
call on
call tabs
call the shots
call up
close call
cold call
duty calls
give me a call
last call
nature calls
take calls
the call of duty
tough call
wake-up call
calling
pot calling the kettle black
calm
calm before the storm
calm down
the calm before the storm
came
what came over me
camel
camel toes [B]
straw that broke the camel's back
camper
happy camper
can
before you can say Jack Robinson
beggars can't be choosers
bite off more than you can chew
can
can help it
can it
can of worms
can't believe my ears
can't believe my eyes
can't have it both ways
can't help
can't hold a candle
can't put my finger on it
can't put my hands on it
can't see for looking
can't see the forest for the trees
can't stand
carry the can
catch as catch can
course you can
even a blind pig can find an acorn
faster than a minnow can swim a dipper
if you can't cut it, you can't stay
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
more than you can shake a stick at
no can do
of course you can
open a can of worms
open up a big can of whoop-ass
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
so quiet you can hear a pin drop
the can
want it so bad I can taste it
you can bet your bottom dollar
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
you can run but you can't hide
you can thank your lucky stars
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
you can't sell anybody if you don't love everybody
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
you can't tell a book by its cover
canada
Canada goose
canary
canary
candle
can't hold a candle
hold a candle
candy
ear candy
eye candy
candy-ass
candy-ass
canned
canned
cannon
a loose cannon
loose cannon
canoe
paddle your own canoe
canuck
Canuck
Johnny Canuck
cap
a feather in your cap
feather in your cap
pop a cap [B]
capture
capture the imagination
car
car buff
card
a card
a full house (cards)
card
drawing card
hit me (card games)
play my cards right
such a card
card-carrying
card-carrying member
care
could care less
couldn't care less
in my care
take care
take care of
take care of business
under my care
who cares
career
checkered career
caribouboo
caribouboo
carpet
haul up on the carpet
on the carpet
red carpet
roll out the red carpet
sweep under the carpet
carried
get carried away
carry
carry a tune
carry it off
carry on
carry out
carry the can
carry the conversation
carry the day
carry weight
carry your weight
cash and carry
cart
cart before the horse
the cart before the horse
upset the apple cart
cascade
cascade (business)
case
a basket case
a case of
a nut case
basket case
case in point
case of
crack this case
get off my case
have a case of
it's a case of
make a federal case of it
nut bar, nut case
on my case
rest my case
cash
cash and carry
cash cow
cash flow
cash in
cash on the barrelhead
cash on the line
cash up/cash out
cold, hard cash
straight cash
cast
cast a spell
cast your vote
castle
a man's home is his castle
cat
cat got your tongue
cat's ass
cat's meow
cat's out of the bag
cool cat
curiosity killed the cat
fat cat
fraidy cat
has the cat got your...
kick at the cat
let the cat out of the bag
raining cats and dogs
scaredy cat
so small you could barely swing a cat
the cat's ass [B]
the cat's meow
the cat's out of the bag
there's more than one way to skin a cat
catcall
catcall
catch
catch 22
catch a buzz
catch a cold (catch cold)
catch a glimpse
catch a plane/bus/train
catch a ride
catch as catch can
catch hell [B]
catch it
catch me by surprise
catch me doing that
catch on
catch phrase
catch some rays
catch some z's
catch the wave
catch up
catch up on
catch up with
catch you at a bad time
catch you later
catch you off guard
catch your death
catch your eye
there's a catch to it
catch-up
catch-up
play catch-up
cattle
all hat and no cattle
caught
caught dead
caught flatfooted
caught in the act
caught looking
caught red-handed
caught up
caught with his pants down
get caught
get caught up
wouldn't be caught dead
cauliflower
cauliflower ear
cause
a lost cause
lost cause
caution
a caution
caution
throw caution to the wind
cave
cave in
cb
read me (CB radio)
ten-four (CB radio)
ceiling
hit the ceiling
scrape me off the ceiling
cement
cement hands
center
left, right and center
right, left and center
cents
two cents' worth
century
the turn of the century
turn of the century
ceremony
stand on ceremony
certain
dead certain
chain
chain letter
chain of command
chain reaction
chain smoker
pull your chain
rattle my chain
chair
grab a chair
have a chair
musical chairs
play musical chairs
shuffle the chairs on the deck
chairman
chairman of the boards (hockey)
chalk
chalk it up to
chalk one up for you
chance
a fighting chance
a ghost of a chance
a slim chance
a snowball's chance in hell
chances are
fat chance
fighting chance
jump at the chance
let this chance go by
miss your chance
slim chance
take a chance
take chances
chancy
no chancy
change
a chunk of change
change for the better
change hands
change horses in mid stream
change of heart
change your mind
change your tune
chunk of change
so small you had to back out to change your mind
character
character assassination
character density
charge
charge it
drop charges
get a charge out of
in charge
press charges
take charge
charity
charity begins at home
charley
charley horse
charming
Prince Charming
chase
a wild goose chase
cut to the chase
wild goose chase
chaser
chaser
chasing
chasing rainbows
chat
chat her up
cheap
a cheap drunk
cheap
cheap drunk
cheap like borsch
cheap skate
dirt cheap
talk is cheap
cheat
cheat on
check
check it out
check out
check over
check that
check this out
check up on
check your bags
rain check
check-out
check-out
checkered
checkered career
checkup
a checkup
checkup
cheek
cheek
cheek by jowl
tongue in cheek
turn the other cheek
cheeky
cheeky
cheerio
cheerio
cheers
cheers
cheery-bye
cheery-bye
cheese
big cheese
cut the cheese [B]
the big cheese
cheesecake
cheesecake
cheesed
cheesed off
cheesy
cheesy
cherries
life is just a bowl of cherries
cherrypicker
cherrypicker (hockey)
chest
get it off your chest
chestnut
chestnut
chew
bite off more than you can chew
chew him out
chew the fat/ chew the rag
chick
chick
chick flick
some chick
chicken
a chicken in every pot
chicken
chicken feed
chicken in every pot
chicken on a June bug
chickens come home to roost
count your chickens before they hatch
don't count your chickens before they hatch
like a chicken on a June bug
chickenshit
chickenshit [B]
chief
chief cook and bottle washer
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
chill
chill out
take the chill off
chime
chime in
chimo
chimo
chin
a chin wag
chin wag
china
a bull in a china shop
all the tea in China
bull in a china shop
for all the tea in China
not for all the tea in China
chintzy
chintzy
chip
a chip off the old block
chip in
chip off the old block
chip on his shoulder
chips are down
let the chips fall where they may
when the chips are down
chock
chock full
chockablock
chockablock
choice
Hobson's choice
Sophie's choice
choirpreach
preach to the choir/preach to the converted
choke
choke
choked
choked
chomping
chomping at the bit
choose
choose sides
choose up sides
there's not much to choose between them
choosers
beggars can't be choosers
chops
chops
chow
chow
chow down
christmas
Christmas graduate
chromedome
chromedome
chuck
chuck it
chunk
a chunk of change
blow chunks
chunk of change
saw off a chunk [B]
throw chunks
church
as poor as a church mouse
darken a church door
poor as a church mouse
ciao
ciao
cinch
lead pipe cinch
circle
circles around you
come full circle
go in circles
run circles around you
circular
circular file
circulation
out of circulation
claim
claim to fame
clam
clam
clam up
clamlark
happy as a clam/lark
claptrap
claptrap
class
class act
first class
classes
skip classes
clause
grandfather clause
claws
claws are showing
clean
a clean bill of health
a new broom sweeps clean
as clean as a whistle
clean bill of health
clean cut
clean me out
clean up
clean up on
clean up your act
clean up your plate
come clean
keep your nose clean
make a clean breast of it
make a clean sweep
squeaky clean
cleaners
take you to the cleaners
clear
clear as a bell
clear as mud
clear out
clear sailing
clear the air
clear up
clear your head/mind
crystal clear
make myself clear
steer clear
cleared
name is cleared
click
click in
cliff-hanger
a cliff-hanger
cliff-hanger
climb
climb the walls
clink
in the clink
clip
at a good clip
go at a good clip
clock
'round the clock
around the clock
on the clock
round the clock
close
a close call
a close shave
bring to a close
close a deal/sale
close call
close shave
close to the vest
closer
closer
closet
Fibber McGee's closet
out of the closet
skeleton in the closet
cloth
a man of the cloth
cut from the same cloth
man of the cloth
clothes
a stitch of clothes
didn't have a stitch of clothes on
dress clothes
stitch of clothes on
without a stitch of clothes on
clotheslined
clotheslined (hockey)
clothing
a wolf in sheep's clothing
wolf in sheep's clothing
cloud
clouds on the horizon
every cloud has a silver lining
get your head out of the clouds
head in the clouds
on cloud nine
clover
in clover
club
Old Boys' Club
clue
have a clue
clued
clued in
clueless
clueless
clunker
clunker
clutch
a clutch hitter (baseball)
clutch hitter (baseball)
ride the clutch
clutz
clutz
coals
rake you over the coals
coattails
ride his coattails
cock
cock and bull [B]
cocky
cocky
cocoon
cocoon
coffee
coffee talk
wake up and smell the coffee
coffin
another nail in your coffin
nail in your coffin
coil
mortal coil
this mortal coil
coin
coin
coin a phrase
serious coin
to coin a phrase
cold
catch a cold (catch cold)
cold call
cold comfort
cold feet
cold shoulder
cold turkey
cold, hard cash
get cold feet
give you the cold shoulder
in a cold sweat
in cold blood
it's cold / it's hot
leave out in the cold
left out in the cold
out cold
out in the cold
stop you cold
throw cold water on
coldcock
coldcock
collar
hot under the collar
collect
collect my thoughts
collecting
collecting dust
college
put yourself through college
the old college try
color
a horse of a different color
horse of a different color
off color
true colors
column
fifth column
the fifth column
comb
a fine-toothed comb
fine-toothed comb
come
blow to kingdom come
chickens come home to roost
come [B]
come across
come across [B]
come again
come alive
come around
come back to haunt you
come by
come clean
come down hard
come down off your high horse
come down on like a ton of bricks
come down to earth
come down with
come full circle
come hell or high water
come home to roost
come into
come into play
come into your own
come naturally
come of
come of age
come off
come off it
come on
come on strong
come onside
come onto
come out in the wash
come out with
come through
come to
come to a head
come to fruition
come to grips with
come to terms
come to terms with
come to the point
come to think of it
come true
come undone
come unglued
come up
come up with
cross that bridge when I come to it
easy come, easy go
first come, first served
how come
seven come eleven
till the cows come home
what goes around comes around
when it comes to
when push comes to shove
when the crunch comes
come-on
come-on
comeback
comeback kid
make a comeback
mount a comeback
comeuppance
comeuppance
comfort
cold comfort
coming
coming out of our ears
coming out of your yin yang
coming up roses
don't know whether you're coming or going
got it coming
have it coming
see it coming
up and coming
command
chain of command
commission
out of commission
common
a common thread
common sense
company
fish and company stink after three days
misery loves company
part company
two's company, three's a crowd
compare
compare notes
comparison
pale by comparison
compliment
fish for a compliment
pay a compliment
comuppins
comuppins
concern
a going concern,
going concern
conclusion
a foregone conclusion
foregone conclusion
jump to conclusions
condition
in mint condition
mint condition
conk
conk out
conniption
have a conniption
conquers
love conquers all
consarned
consarned
contempt
familiarity breeds contempt
contention
bone of contention
contest
no contest
context
out of context
contract
a contract out on
contract out on
control
in control
out of control
under control
conversation
carry the conversation
strike up a conversation
converted
preach to the choir/preach to the converted
cook
chief cook and bottle washer
cook
cook your goose
too many cooks spoil the broth
cooked
goose is cooked
your goose is cooked
cookie
that's the way the cookie crumbles
woof your cookies
cooking
what's cooking
cool
cool
cool beans
cool cat
cool it
cool off
cool under pressure
cool your heels
keep your cool
lose your cool
play it cool
that's cool
way cool
cooler
cooler heads prevailed
coon
a coon's age
a pinch of coon shit [B]
coon's age
in a coon's age
pinch of coon shit [B]
coop
flew the coop
coot
old coot
cop
cop
cop out
copacetic
copacetic
copper
copper
copy
hard copy
core
rotten to the core
corked
corked
corker
that's a corker
corner
back yourself into a corner
corner the market
corner you
cut corners
got a corner on
in your corner
out of the corner of my eye
turn the corner
cornered
got you cornered
corny
corny
correct
politically correct
corrected
stand corrected
correctly
if my memory serves me correctly
cost
cost a pretty penny
cost an arm and a leg
cost you
cotton
cotton to that
cotton-picking
cotton-picking
couch
couch potato
cough
cough up
could
could care less
if looks could kill
so small you could barely swing a cat
couldn't
an offer I couldn't refuse
couldn't believe my ears
couldn't care less
offer I couldn't refuse
count
count on
count your chickens before they hatch
don't count your chickens before they hatch
down for the count
lose count
counted
stand up and be counted
country
by a country mile
couple
had a couple
course
a crash course
course you can
crash course
of course you can
run its course
take its course
courseware
courseware
court
ball's in your court
take you to court
the ball's in your court
courtesy
courtesy of
cover
blow my cover
cover for me
cover up
cover your ass [B]
take cover
you can't tell a book by its cover
cover-up
cover-up
covered
got him covered
cow
cash cow
don't have a cow
have a cow
holy cow
sacred cow
till the cows come home
cow-pie
cow-pie
cowboy
drugstore cowboy
cowpoke
cowpoke
cowtown
Cowtown
crack
at the crack of dawn
crack a book
crack a joke
crack down on
crack me up
crack of dawn
crack shot/salesman etc.
crack the line-up
crack this case
crack under the strain
fall between the cracks
fall through the cracks
first crack at
the crack of dawn
cracked
all it's cracked up to be
cracked
not all it's cracked up...
crackers
crackers
crackpot
crackpot
crackup
crackup
cracky
by cracky
cradle
rob the cradle
cramp
cramp your style
crank
crank issue
crank it up
crank out
turn your crank
crap
crap
cut the crap [B]
don't give a crap [B]
crappy
crappy
crash
a crash course
crash
crash a party
crash course
craw
stick in my craw
crawl
crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just to see her photo
pub crawl
crawling
crawling with
crazy
crazy about
crazy like a fox
drive me crazy
go crazy
go like crazy
prepare like crazy
crazylike
like crazy/like mad
cream
cream of the crop
cream you
credit
deserve credit
give her credit
major (credit)
creek
up shit creek [B]
up the creek
creep
creep
give me the creeps
crew
spin crew
crickets
jimminy crickets
crime
partners in crime
criticism
open to criticism
crock
crock
it's a crock
that's a crock (of shit) [B]
crocodile
crocodile tears
crook
by hook or by crook
crop
cream of the crop
crop up
cross
cross my heart and hope to die
cross over Jordan
cross over to the other side
cross paths
cross someone
cross that bridge when I come to it
cross your fingers
paths will cross
crossed
get your wires crossed
keep your fingers crossed
crow
as the crow flies
eat crow
crowd
play to the crowd
two's company, three's a crowd
cruise
cruise
cruising
cruising for a bruising
crumbles
that's the way the cookie crumbles
crummy
crummy
crunch
crunch
the crunch
when the crunch comes
crush
a crush on
crush on
got a crush on
have a crush on
crust
upper crust
crux
crux of the matter
the crux of the matter
cry
a far cry
cry her heart out
cry in your beer
cry me a river
cry over spilt milk
cry the blues
cry your eyes out
far cry
crying
a crying shame
crying shame
for crying out loud
it's all over but the crying
crystal
crystal clear
cudgels
take up cudgels
cuff
off the cuff
cup
cup of tea
cup runneth over
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
cure
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
curfew
break curfew
curiosity
curiosity killed the cat
curl
curl up with a good book
curl your hair
kiss curls (hair style)
curling
biter (curling)
curtains
curtains
curve
ahead of the curve
behind the curve
throw a curve
cushy
cushy
cuss
cuss
customer
the customer is always right
tough customer
wait on customers
cut
a cut above
brush cut
clean cut
cut
cut a fine figure
cut a wide swath
cut above
cut and dried
cut corners
cut from the same cloth
cut him off [B]
cut it
cut it a little fine
cut it out
cut losses
cut me some slack
cut me to the quick
cut my teeth on
cut off
cut off your nose to spite your face
cut out for
cut rate
cut the cheese [B]
cut the crap [B]
cut the mustard
cut to the chase
cut you down to size
cut you to ribbons
cut your own throat
fish or cut bait
have my work cut out
if you can't cut it, you can't stay
short cut
work cut out for
cut-up
a cut-up
cut-up
cute
cute as a bug's ear
cutting
cutting edge
on the cutting edge
the cutting edge
cylinders
hit on all cylinders
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