| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| cow-pie |
cow shit [B] cow dung
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Watch where you step. There are cow-pies everywhere. Oops!
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| cowpoke |
a cowboy, a man who works on a ranch
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Three cowpokes were herding some cattle down the road.
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| Cowtown |
Calgary, Alberta; a town where cows are sold
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The Calgary Stampede is the pride of Cowtown. Y'all come!
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| crack a book |
study, read a textbook
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Sean passed that exam without cracking a book.
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| crack a joke |
tell a joke, say a funny word or phrase
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Please be serious. Don't crack jokes or laugh at us.
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| crack down on |
stop, not permit, not allow
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The police began to crack down on speeders in the school zones.
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| crack me up |
make me laugh hard, split a gut
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Robin Williams cracks me up when he tells a story.
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| crack of dawn |
(See at the crack of dawn)
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| crack shot/salesman etc. |
a person who is highly skilled at shooting etc.
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Marvin has developed into a crack salesman. He's excellent.
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| crack the line-up |
earn a place on a team, make the team
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He's a good basketball player, but can he crack the line-up?
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