| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| a close shave |
very close to serious injury or death
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The old man described his fight with the bear as a close shave.
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| a clutch hitter (baseball) |
a batter who hits when runners are on base
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Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.
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| a common thread |
an idea or theme that is similar to others
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There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.
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| a contract out on |
a contract that pays to have someone killed
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There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.
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| a coon's age |
many years, a dog's age
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We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.
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| a crash course |
a short course that has the main facts and skills
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He took a crash course in cooking and bought a cafe.
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| a crush on |
sudden feeling of love or romance
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Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.
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| a crying shame |
a sad event, it is too bad
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It's a crying shame that they didn't have fire insurance.
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| a cut above |
superior, better
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A scholar's work is a cut above. It's superior to the others.
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| a cut-up |
a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun
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When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.
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