| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| consarned |
darn, blasted, dingbusted, friggin
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The consarned battery is dead. Rats!
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| contract out on |
(See a contract out on)
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| cook |
play good jazz, play music with skill and inspiration
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The Boss Brass was cookin' last night. What a great band!
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| cook your goose |
finish you, ruin you, goose is cooked
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If you borrow too much money, you'll cook your goose.
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| cool |
fine, sophisticated, hip, groovy, neat, together, way cool, with it
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"Do you know any cool guys?" "Yes. There's one in my class. Would you like to meet
him?"
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| cool beans |
nice, great, wonderful, awesome, cool
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"Hey Dad, I got an A on my math test!"
"Cool beans, Nicky! I knew you could do it!"
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| cool cat |
(See show-off)
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| cool it |
stop it, be good, knock it off
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The students cool it when the principal walks in.
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| cool off |
control your emotions, chill out, calm down
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I better cool off before I talk to the kids. I'm still angry.
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| cool under pressure |
calm during a crisis, able to perform well when you must do it
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Jo was very cool under pressure. When the judge asked questions, she answered clearly and calmly.
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