Idiom Definition Index C


 
c'est
that's life
cab
flag a cab
hail a cab
cabbage
rabbit food
cables
jump start
kick start
caboodle
lock, stock and barrel
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a doggy bag
cafe
eat out
greasy spoon
cage
on the loose
cain
raise hell [B]
cake
a piece of piss
can't have it both ways
duck soup
easy as pie
easy pickings
goodies
have it both ways
it was a lark
it's a snap
wacky
calculate
figurehead
get a fix on
calf
charley horse
prairie oyster
calgary
Cowtown
call
a wash
account for
any word
be there or be square
call it a day
catch you at a bad time
dingle you
doesn't mince words
even
give me a dingle
give me a ring
going to the mountains
have the final say
in no uncertain terms
mayday (m'aidez)
no word
one false move
phone-in
ring me
ring off the hook
run the show
SOS
straight from the shoulder
take calls
the call of duty
what-cha-ma-call-it
write it off
called
go by the name of
take your turn
calling
hey
calm
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
cool off
cool under pressure
hang loose
keep an even keel
keep your cool
keep your hair on
keep your shirt on
play it cool
settle down
when the dust settles
without batting an eye
calmly
collect my thoughts
nerves of steel
camera
zoom in
can
a double-edged sword
a heavy hitter
a man's home is his castle
age of majority
an easy mark
at the top of her game
at the top of his voice
beauty is only skin deep
biff/biffy
bite off more than you can chew
bottle man
bow out
can help it
catch as catch can
circular file
clear your head/mind
course you can
crank issue
cry me a river
damned if you do and damned if you don't
dead-eye Dick
die hard
do your utmost
don't sweat it
double take
eagle eyes
eat your fill
faster than a minnow can swim a dipper
file 13
full out
give it all you've got
give it your best shot
got you by the balls [B]
hard skill
have a boo
have to hand it to you
hell's bells
hit me with your best shot
hold me responsible
hold your mouth the right way
if my memory serves me correctly
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
if you're not with us you're against us
in plain view
it takes two to tango
it's a go
just like that
like a chicken on a June bug
make do
make the most of it
milk it
mind boggling
mind over matter
miss your chance
Murphy's Law
of course you can
open to criticism
pass up
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
realize your potential
set out
shape up or ship out
show your stuff
step aside
take this job and shove it [B]
the age of majority
the big picture
the bigger they are the harder they fall
the john
the loo
try your luck
up for grabs
where's the loo
window on the world
word is good
work the room
you bet your boots
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
canada
Canada goose
Canuck
Lotus Land
Sasquatch
The Great White North
The Rock
canadian
Canada goose
Canuck
hoser
Joe Who
Johnny Canuck
loonie
Mounties
rye
snowbirds
The Group of Seven
canary
squealer
cancel
call off
get cold feet
scratch
canceled
laid off
candidate
mudsling
run for office
candy
a sweet tooth
goodies
pin money
sweet tooth
canned
a pat answer
cannot
behind your back
beyond help
beyond repair
can't believe my ears
can't believe my eyes
can't have it both ways
can't help
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
chickens come home to roost
choke
do-dad
go on
have to
heart is in the right place
I'll be a monkey's uncle
if you can't cut it, you can't stay
it takes two to tango
mind go blank
no can do
no chancy
plate is full
put my foot down
shut-in
stump me
the breaking point
the Peter Principle
there's no two ways about it
what's-his-face
written in blood
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
you can run but you can't hide
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
canuck
Canuck
Johnny Canuck
canyon
Lovers' Leap
capacity
bandwidth
grey matter
car
a humdinger
at the wheel
beater
bomb around
car buff
clunker
cruise
Denver boot
drag race
drive around
drive standard
fender bender
go for a spin
happy motoring
hit the brakes
idiot lights
jump start
kick start
lay rubber
lemon
low-ball him
pick you up
puddlejumper
ragtop
rearend
ride the clutch
rustbucket
set of wheels
tailgate
tin Lizzie
tranny
wheels
XL
zoom
carbike
wipe out
card
a hot hand
a major
an ace up your sleeve
close to the vest
cold, hard cash
deal me in
hit me (card games)
plastic
read them and weep
card-carrying
dyed in the wool
care
bite the hand that feeds you
couldn't care less
do you mind
don't give a crap [B]
don't give a damn [B]
fend for yourself
fuss over
give a damn / give a shit / give a fuck [B]
give a hoot
give a shit [B]
keep in good shape
look after
piss on them [B]
play hard to get
reach out
slash and burn
so what
take care of
take pains
take you in
watch out for
watch over
what the hay
who cares
cared
in good hands
under my care
career
all washed up
checkered career
on his last legs
track record
work the room
carefree
devil-may-care
footloose and fancy free
happy as a clam/lark
on a lark
careful
a fine-toothed comb
look out
on your guard
penny wise, pound foolish
play it safe
take care
the third degree
tighten our belts
walk on eggshells
watch out
watch your step
carefully
all ears
all eyes
give me the third degree
hang on every word
keep your eyes peeled
listen up
make sure
mark my words
off the top of my head
on tenterhooks
penny pincher
sharpen up
spell out
stretch the dollar
think through
watch me like a hawk
watch over like a mother hawk
careless
harum-scarum
klutz
penny wise, pound foolish
screw-up
trifle with me
carelessly
slip out
thrash
throw caution to the wind
upon the words offhandedly spoken
caress
pet
caribou
caribouboo
caring
have a soft spot for
carpet
cover up
give me the third degree
pointed questions
royal treatment
take you to task
the third degree
carried
go too far
piggyback
carrots
rabbit food
carry
bring it off
cash and carry
hold me responsible
keep on trucking
pack a rod
pack Uzis
pipes
soldier on
carving
work of art
case
a case of
browbeat
get off my back
got it bad
got it in for
it's a case of
make a big to-do
on my back
pick on
watch me like a hawk
cash
bread
cash and carry
cash in
cash on the barrelhead
cash on the line
cash up/cash out
flat broke
moola
scratch
straight cash
the take
cast
under a spell
casual
dress down
laid back
offhand
casually
upon the words offhandedly spoken
cat
it's the duck's guts
let the cat out of the bag
lose your tongue
scaredy cat
the bee's knees
the room is so small you have to go outside turn around
catch
a bawling out
a glow on
butter fingers
buzzword
catch it
catch your death
dimwit
get a lift
get hell [B]
get it straight
get shit [B]
get your attention
good hands
hire on
in deep trouble
join you
pick up
play catch-up
sack out
take after
take the bus/plane
toast
wait up
catcher
burn it in
category
lump together
catholic
dogan
caucasian
honky
The Great White Hope
caught
ahead of the game
caught in the act
caught red-handed
caught with his pants down
found out
get away with
get burned
get caught
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
in the throes
smoking gun
cauliflower
cauliflower ear
cause
a downer (sadness)
a pain in the butt
a wash-out
add fuel to the fire
bad news
be my undoing
beyond repair
black eye
blow it
blow sky high
break a spell
break your heart
bring the house down
bring you up short
capture the imagination
catch 22
catch your eye
claim to fame
come back to haunt you
cramp your style
crank issue
cut me to the quick
dampen your spirits
dawn on me
dig your own grave
don't make a mountain out of a molehill
don't make waves
don't rock the boat
draw it to my attention
drive me batty
drive me crazy
drive me to the edge
drive me up the wall
drive you nuts
drive you to distraction
drive you to drink
fine-tune
frame
fuck up [B]
Gang of Four
get a laugh
get in deeper
get me down
get to the bottom of
get to the root of the problem
get you down
get your attention
get your hopes up
get your tits in a wringer
give a black eye
give me a lift
give me the creeps
give you a boost
hair off the dog that bit you
hit my funny bone
hold you up
if you're born to hang, you won't drown
keep you honest
kill me
knock the wind out of his sails
leave well enough alone
lift my spirits
liven up
make a booboo
make it worse
make me do it
make me sick/mad etc.
make trouble
make your hair stand on end
make your mouth water
money is the root of all evil
money talks
Mother Nature
move you to tears
necessity is the mother of invention
play a part
play havoc with
play on my heart strings
pluck at the heart strings
pull it off
put an end to
put the heat on
put you at ease
put you in a bad mood
put you off your game
put your foot in it
put your foot in your mouth
rabble-rouser
raise a stink
raise Cain
reach me
ring a bell
rock
rub salt in the wound
send him flying
set you up
set your mind at ease
shake him
shit disturber [B]
show you up
slip up
soften up
soften your stance
spell disaster
steal your heart
step on his dick
step on your dick
stop you in your tracks
strike me
stroke your ego
sweep you off your feet
take effect
tearjerker
the balance of power
the life of the party
the root of the problem
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
throw a game
throw cold water on
throw you
tip the scales at
too many cooks spoil the broth
touch you
turn you on
turn your stomach
upset the apple cart
whet your appetite
win the hearts
you have to be good to be lucky
caused
at fault
dirty thirties
it phased me out
tell him a thing or two
what came over me
causing
a suicide pass (hockey)
chain reaction
killing me
up to no good
caution
a wake-up call
tempt fate
cautious
on your guard
throw caution to the wind
cautiously
on tenterhooks
celebrate
do the town
kick up your heels
shoot up
celebrating
high five
celebration
go hog wild
cell
bandwidth
in the hole
cellar
shuck on down to the fraidy hole
cement
butter fingers
cent
chime in
from hand to mouth
say my piece
six bits
two bits
center
ante up
cherrypicker (hockey)
smack dab in the middle
the eye of the storm
centered
a little off
century
the turn of the century
cereal
grain belt
ceremony
blood is thicker than water
pay my respects
certain
a foregone conclusion
a shoo-in
a sure bet
as sure as shit
dead certain
dyed in the wool
lead pipe cinch
make sure
no doubt
no question
positive
rest assured
see to it/see to that
sure as hell
sure as shit
without question
certainly
for sure
you bet your boots
cetera
and stuff
chain
line of authority
smoke like a furnace
chair
be my guest
belly up to the bar
have a chair
have a seat
move over
musical chairs
play musical chairs
rolling in the aisles
shuffle the chairs on the deck
take a load off your feet
take the stand
take your seat
chairman
boarding (hockey)
chalk
a feather in your cap
challenge
back down
call his bluff
mess with
mix it up
push the envelope
shooting fish in a barrel
stand up to
take on
take risks
try me
challenged
hard pressed
put to the test
chamber
in the pipe five by five
chance
a daredevil
a fighting chance
a ghost of a chance
a golden opportunity
a head start
a level playing field
a long shot
a pig in a poke
a slim chance
a snowball's chance in hell
a window of opportunity
against all odds
big break
bump into
by guess or by gosh
do or die
fat chance
first crack at
first dibs
game over
give me a break
go out on a limb
goose is cooked
have a shot at
haven't got a hope
haven't got a hope in hell
he who hesitates is lost
know where we stand
last call
last resort
let this chance go by
lose out
no chancy
no dice
no news is good news
not by a long shot
not likely
out on a limb
out to get you
photo op
pin your hopes on
play fair
play it safe
play with fire
run into
shoot yourself in the foot
tempt fate
the fickle finger of fate
the luck of the draw
try your luck
your turn
change
a breath of fresh air
back out
bend the rules
cast a spell
change hands
change horses in mid stream
change of heart
change your mind
change your tune
die hard
don't rock the boat
flatliner
flip-flop
Generation X
get a life
go straight
hard line
make a difference
makes no difference
mark a watershed
out of our hands
play havoc with
play musical chairs
put a different slant on it
rock
set in her ways
shuffle the chairs on the deck
sick to death
soften your stance
stick to your guns
take effect
take risks
the fickle finger of fate
the point of no return
the tide turned
think better of it
tip the scales
touch up
turn into
turn on you
twist your words
what came over me
wing it
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
changed
business as usual
sacred cow
written in blood
changeup
fastball
changing
in a rut
character
capture the imagination
weak-kneed
charge
beat the rap
drop charges
in control
in the driver's seat
press charges
put it on the bill
run a tab
run up
take the bull by the horns
charged
busted
off the hook
charity
raise money
charley
pull a muscle
charm
a lady-killer
cast a spell
chart
family tree
chase
a wild goose chase
all around Robin Hood's barn
round up
run out of town
take after
chased
the bum's rush
chasing
on his tail
chat
shoot the breeze
chatter
yada
cheap
a dime a dozen
cheap like borsch
chintzy
dirt cheap
tight/tight fisted
cheaper
happy hour
cheat
bilk
double-cross
rotter
screw
shaft
sucker you
cheated
been had
fucked by the fickle finger of fate [B]
laugh it off
ripped off
sucked in
taken
cheating
hanky-panky
take you for all you've got
check
cold, hard cash
eyeball this
get a load of that
get off my case
get the lay of the land
give up the blueline (hockey)
keep track
look over
make sure
peep this
pogey
price out
read them and weep
run down
run the gamut
size up
spotcheck
take your pulse
test the water
checker
clotheslined (hockey)
checking
boarding (hockey)
checkup
a clean bill of health
cheek
lip
cheeky
lippy
sassy
shirty
cheer
come alive
come on
here's to
pull for
root for
skoal
cheering
bring the house down
it's all over but the shouting
cheerio
cheery-bye
cheesecake
tits and ass (T & A) [B]
chest
sound off
chew
Fletcherize your food
shoot the breeze
chick
broad
gash
lovelies
some chick
what a dish
chicken
a paltry sum
cackleberries
faint of heart
fraidy cat
lily-livered
peanuts
the pope's nose
wimp
wuss
yellow
you reap whatsoever you sow
chief
big cheese
the big cheese
too many cooks spoil the broth
child
a babe in arms
a budding genius
a handful
fraidy cat
half-pint
knee high to a grasshopper
sleepy head
snotty-nosed kid
Sophie's choice
spoiled brat
twerp
childhood
grow up
children
hand down
one for the money, two for the show...
puppy love
ride herd
chill
cool off
don't have a cow
play it cool
simmer down
chime
two cents' worth
chimo
cheers
chin
chew the fat/ chew the rag
shoot the shit [B]
tonsil hockey
yak
china
not for all the tea in China
trash the place
chip
boys will be boys
cash in
like father, like son
spoil for a fight
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
chock
chockablock
plump full
chockablock
chock full
choice
a sure bet
a tough call
between a rock and a hard place
between the devil and the deep blue sea
cup of tea
get her way
how do you like them apples
kick myself
run the gamut
the life of Riley
up to you
willy-nilly
choke
buck fever
choose
betwixt and between
can't have it both ways
change your mind
choose up sides
go wrong
heads or tails
it's up to you
make up your mind
set your price
set your sights
single out
sit the fence
suit yourself
take your pick
choosing
Sophie's choice
chore
joe-job
chosen
off topic
the luck of the draw
christmas
Christmas graduate
chromedome
silkhead
chuck
smithwright it
chuckle
have a laugh
chunks
blow chunks
church
below the poverty line
darken a church door
dogan
in the poorhouse
ciao
cheers
chimo
toodles/toodle-oo
cigarette
another nail in your coffin
chain smoker
got a light
have a drag
light up
reefer
smoke like a furnace
circle
biter (curling)
don't know whether you're coming or going
frazzled
circulation
lay low
circumstances
sitting pretty
cities
milk run
citizen
Canuck
Gang of Four
go straight
city
branch office
life in the fast lane
out on the town
pass through
rat race
settle down
The Big Apple
claim
got no business
pad an expense account
clap
give them a hand
clark
Joe Who
class
class act
cut rate
hand out
his nibs
new kid on the block
putting on the ritz
show up
top drawer
top notch
upper crust
classes
play hooky
skip classes
classic
an old warhorse
classy
dapper Dan
putting on the ritz
clause
grandfather
clean
all spruced up
as clean as a whistle
clean cut
mop up
own up
preppy
shipshape
spiffy
squeaky clean
tiddly
wash it off
wash out
watch your step
winning streak
cleanup
a lick and a promise
clear
a dead giveaway
as plain as the nose on your face
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
come out in the wash
crystal clear
drain the swamp
drive it home
hit me
it strikes me
it's as plain as the nose on your face
nail down
peaches-and-cream
plain as the nose on your face
the handwriting is on the wall
clearly
as plain as day
clear as a bell
clear your head/mind
collect my thoughts
cut
dead wrong
fall between two stools
get your head together
in no uncertain terms
keep your head
lose it
lose your head
make myself clear
neither fish nor fowl
on the same wavelength
open to question
out loud
plain as day
presence of mind
take leave of your senses
think straight
clergyman
a man of the cloth
clever
fancy footwork
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song and dance
cliff
Lovers' Leap
cliff-hanger
a barnburner
a whale of a game
climax
come to a head
clink
pokey
clique
the in-crowd
clock
'round the clock
around the clock
on the clock
close
a cliff-hanger
a close call
a close shave
a dead ringer
a fine line
belly up to the bar
bosom buddy
can't see the forest for the trees
double whammy
fast friends
hot on your heels
in the ball park
keep your distance
nail it down
nip and tuck
on the brink
on the verge
out of range
out of the ball park
point-blank range
sign off
tailgate
the inside track
tight race
under my nose
way out (away out)
within earshot
worlds apart
wrap it up
zip
closely
on his tail
closer
back off
crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just to see her photo
zoom in
closest
next of kin
closet
a duke's mixture
Fibber McGee's closet
closing
under the wire
wrap-up
closure
shut-down
clothes
all spruced up
bundle up
clean up
cut a fine figure
dress clothes
dress down
dress up
dressed fit to kill
get-up
glad rags
hand me down
naked as a jay bird
preppy
put on the dog
rags
stark naked
strip
Sunday best
threads
clothing
drag queen
get-up
grunge (fashion)
off with
potato sack
cloud
come down to earth
out of touch
riding high
the sky isn't blue
clown
such a card
clue
have an inkling
haven't the foggiest
clumsy
all thumbs
klutz
clunker
beater
clutch
ride the clutch
co-op
rubberneck
co-operate
come around
get along
give no quarter
go along with
pull together
co-operative
soften up
coast
Lotus Land
The Rock
cocky
smartass [B]
smelling yourself
too big for his britches
cocoon
snug as a bug in a rug
code
that's his bible
coffee
a wake-up call
break a habit
coffee talk
gofer
spike a drink
coiffure
hairdo
coil
vale of tears (valley of tears)
coin
coin
flip you for it
heads or tails
it's a toss-up
loonie
piggy bank
shekel
cold
cash on the barrelhead
catch a cold (catch cold)
catch your death
knock out
stand away
whore blossom
coldhot
it's cold / it's hot
collect
call tabs
collecting
gathering dust
college
Christmas graduate
put yourself through college
the old college try
collision
bam
crackup
fender bender
hit and run (traffic)
color
jazz up
columbia
Lotus Land
column
fifth column
the fifth column
combination
a duke's mixture
come
a fool and his money are soon parted
age of majority
back off
be there or be square
blow your stones [B]
buy into
catch a cold (catch cold)
catch up with
come around
come onside
come to a head
come to think of it
come true
crop up
drop over
face facts
fall apart (at the seams)
fall ill
fall through
first come, first served
flag a cab
future looks bright
get fresh
get home
get to the point
get together
get your buns over here
get your head out of the clouds
hit on
how so
how's that again
it never rains but it pours
it occurs to me
jam/jam out
keep out
keep your distance
keep your fingers crossed
land up
last call
life is not all guns and roses
make advances
make it
make strange
make up
more than welcome
own up
realize your potential
run interference
run it by me again
set foot
that'll be the frosty Friday
the age of majority
the more the merrier
throw the book at
wait up for
when it rains it pours
where do they get off
with bells on
you reap whatsoever you sow
your number is up
come-on
give her the eye
comeback
make a comeback
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
turn the tables on
comedian
ham
comfort
cold comfort
in the lap of luxury
take solace
comfortable
cocoon
curl up with a good book
cushy
feather your nest
settle in
snug as a bug in a rug
coming
dead-cat bounce
take that
the wolf is at the door
up the wahoozey
up to my ears
command
an offer I couldn't refuse
line of authority
commandment
written in stone
commenced
under way
comment
fire away
talk to the hand
touch it with a ten-foot pole
two cents' worth
commercial
junk mail
commit
break the law/rules
hit man
partners in crime
committed
footloose and fancy free
common
build a better mousetrap
horse sense
know which side your bread is buttered on
mainstream
out of the norm
run of the mill
the salt of the earth
common-law
shack up [B]
communicate
bridge the gap
get your wires crossed
communicating
on the same wavelength
out of touch
communist
pinko
community
charity begins at home
local yokel
company
a major
backpack (business)
branch out
buy up
don't put all your eggs in one basket
pound the pavement
rabbit
split up
compare
compare notes
hold a candle
in the know
stack up
the pick of the litter
there are two sides to every story
comparison
stack up
compatible
made for each other
soul mate
compensate
make up for
compete
dead in the water
give you a run for your money
have a shot at
match wits
roll over and play dead
competing
at the hands of
in over your head
out of the picture
up against
competition
a run for your money
bat a thousand
bat five hundred
change horses in mid stream
dog eat dog
jump ship
knocked out
work out
competitive
dead duck
dead in the water
in the running
out to win
competitor
dark horse
dead last
no match for
potlicker
roll with the punches
compile
rack up
complain
bellyache
bitch
cry the blues
dish it out
get it off your chest
grouse
kick up a fuss
make a big deal of it
make a big to-do
make a fuss
make a scene
nag
raise a stink
rant and rave
sound off
take exception to
take it like a man
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
complaining
a bitch [B]
doesn't mince words
give it a rest
gnashing of teeth
complaint
drop charges
take the flack
what's your beef
complete
a dead loss
a free hand
bite off more than you can chew
carry out
close a deal/sale
come through
drop the ball
dry run
fill in
fill out
finishing touch
flesh out
game over
get around to
get to first base
go the distance
nail it down
over and out
push the boat out
tie up loose ends
to top it off
completed
caught up
come to fruition
down to the short strokes
half the battle
over with
rest my case
under my belt
completely
but good
cold turkey
fall flat on my face
full Monty
hook, line and sinker
plumb loco
stark raving mad
the full Monty
complex
cut and dried
open and shut
too deep for me
complexion
peaches-and-cream
complicated
too deep for me
compliment
fish for a compliment
kiss the blarney stone
lay it on
pat on the back
pour it on
send a bouquet
tip of the hat
compose
come up with
pen those words/lines
comprehend
get your mind around
wrap your mind around
compromise
give an inch
middle ground
computer
backup
boot up
courseware
electronic superhighway
hack/hacker
hardware
Internet
liveware
log off
log on
Netwar
power user
shareware
software
software piracy
surf the Net
virtual reality
World Wide Web (www)
concede
give an inch
give no quarter
concentrate
at loose ends
psych out
concept
a mental block
concern
give a hoot
give a shit [B]
let off steam
concerned
anal retentive
brush it off
in a stew
sweat bullets
concert
do a gig
conclude
bring to a close
chalk it up to
play out
wind up
wrap up
conclusion
a foregone conclusion
as sure as shit
bottom line
jump to conclusions
lead pipe cinch
sure as shit
the bottom line
the handwriting is on the wall
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
wait for the other shoe to drop
wrap-up
condition
as new
beater
better off
clunker
damaged goods
fit as a fiddle
garage kept
get the lay of the land
gone to pot
gone to the dogs
in mint condition
lousy
mint condition
none the worse for wear
run down
seen better days
there's a catch to it
conduct
hold a meeting
conducting
strike up the band
confidence
candy-ass
get off to a good start
psych out
shake him
confident
anchor you
give you a boost
stroke your ego
confidential
deep, dark secret
confinement
in the hole
confirmed
dyed in the wool
conform
keep in line
confront
get in my face
confuse
boggle your mind
faze me out
make your head spin
mix you up
throw a curve
throw me for a loop
confused
at sixes and sevens
don't know whether you're coming or going
don't know which end is up
head is spinning
mix up
scratch your head
shit or wind my watch
wonky
confusing
bafflegab
clear as mud
double-talk
confusion
at sixes and sevens
go in circles
conk
flake out
give out
connect
tie in
conniption
have a fit
consarned
dingbusted
flipping
consciousness
come to
the living daylights
consensus
meeting of minds
consent
come across [B]
consequences
chickens come home to roost
consider
after all
call into account
mull over
think over
toss it around
try that on for size
considerate
go soft
considering
all in all
food for thought
have a mind to
on the whole
constable
flatfoot
constructed
out of whack
contact
reach me
touch base
container
a doggy bag
contains
an offer I couldn't refuse
old wives' tale
contemplating
navel-gazing
contented
happy as a pig in shit [B]
contents
you can't tell a book by its cover
contest
a blowout
circles around you
cut you to ribbons
down for the count
hands down
it's all over but the crying
it's all over but the shouting
showdown
continue
beat a dead horse
carry on
carry the conversation
die hard
eat up
forget it
get on with it
go hungry
go under
hang in there
hang tough
hold up
it's all over but the shouting
keep it up
keep on
keep on trucking
keep the ball rolling
keep up the good work
keep your nose to the grindstone
on my way
press on
rattle on
ride me
soldier on
stay alive
take it in stride
talk away
touch wood
washed up
continuing
fall-out
no let-up
contraceptive
the pill
contract
a contract out on
a raw deal
contradict
fly in the face of
contribute
pony up
contributed
give her credit
control
a free hand
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
chairman of the boards (hockey)
chill out
come unglued
cool off
figurehead
get a grip on yourself
go bonkers
go crazy
hands are tied
have it in hand
hidden agenda
hold the purse strings
hold up
hold your temper
if you're born to hang, you won't drown
in charge
in hand
let the chips fall where they may
lose your cool
lose your marbles
lose your mind
mind games
out of control
out of our hands
pull yourself together
ride herd
run rampant
run the risk
say jump...how high
shop-floor struggle
simmer down
swallow your pride
take charge
take the bull by the horns
under control
under your thumb
wear the pants
wipe out
controlled
on a string
out of hand
pussy whipped
under a spell
wrap around his finger
controlling
in the driver's seat
the tail wagging the dog
controversial
bone of contention
can of worms
conversation
a chin wag
carry the conversation
chime in
coffee talk
rubberneck
shoot the shit [B]
strike up a conversation
tonsil hockey
convert
turn into
convertible
ragtop
convict
hang you out to dry
send him up
convicted
burned
get off
convince
hard sell
talk into
twist my arm
convinced
sold on
cook
big cheese
the big cheese
throw on a dog for you
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
cooked
cook your goose
done to a turn
hotdog
cookies
goodies
hurl
throw chunks
cool
blow your lid/stack/top
burn up
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
chill out
cool
cool beans
dude
get mad
groaty to the max
groovy
hip
hit the ceiling
jive ass [B]
laugh it off
lose it
neat
okay, OK
phat
presence of mind
rock
rocks socks
simmer down
slick
snazzy
spinork/spinorky
square
the most
the sin bin (hockey)
tubular
way cool
wicked
with it
without turning a hair
coon
a dog's age
for a dog's age
coop
take a powder
coordination
two left feet
coot
geezer
cop
fuzz
pig
cope
cave in
fall apart (at the seams)
get along
hold up
over the edge
take it in stride
copied
chain letter
copies
run off
coping
messed up
copying
software piracy
corner
buttonhole you
got a corner on
kitty-corner
correct
bang on
dead on
find your way
in place
in tune (music)
mop up
off the mark
on the button
on the mark
on the money
open to question
out of the ball park
out of tune (music)
spot on
there you go
trial run
you betcha
correcting
trial and error
correction
comeuppance
in hot water
correctly
check up on
corrupt
rotten to the core
cost
cost a pretty penny
cost an arm and a leg
pay through the nose
set you back
there's a catch to it
costume
get-up
cotton-picking
friggin
ruddy
couch
tube head
vegetate (veg out)
could
at stake
better than a kick in the ass [B]
better the devil you know...
claws are showing
couldn't care less
dark horse
don't knock it
in the running
it was Greek to me
knock me over with a feather
leave well enough alone
stand to lose
tail lights
take your sweet time
The Great White Hope
the room is so small you have to go outside turn around
the way you hold your mouth
what's the big idea
couldn't
scared out of my wits
count
bank on
cash up/cash out
give your word
keep track
lose track
mind boggling
rest assured
word is good
you bet your boots
countdown
one for the money, two for the show...
counted
lose count
counter
check-out
counterfeit
funny money
country
in the boonies
in these parts
neck of the woods
these parts
couple
a hot number
DINKS
had a belt
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
courage
candy-ass
got guts
got the balls [B]
pussyfoot around
take heart
wimpy
yellow
courageous
discretion is the better part of valor
faint of heart
course
a crash course
a quick study
course you can
courseware
flunk out
go the distance
run its course
courseware
software
court
on the stand
on trial
rob the cradle
take out
under oath
courteous
mind your manners
courtroom
take the stand
cover
gloss over
sweep under the carpet
you can't tell a book by its cover
covered
close to the vest
covering
off with
peek-a-boo
covet
have designs on
cow
boy, oh boy
cow-pie
Cowtown
hokey Dinah
holy smoke
jimminy crickets
jumping Jehoshaphat
coward
chicken
scaredy cat
with his tail between his legs
yellow belly
cowardly
lily-livered
cowboy
cowpoke
drugstore cowboy
dude
go-round
crack
at first light
hit my funny bone
hit the books
in stitches
kill me
laugh your head off
split a gut
crackers
out of your mind
plumb loco
crackpot
a nut case
crafty
crazy like a fox
crammed
chockablock
cramp
a bull in a china shop
charley horse
crank
speak up
strike your fancy
cranky
battleaxe
edgy
get up on the wrong side of bed
old goat
owly
crap
that's a crock (of shit) [B]
crappy
cheesy
shitty [B]
crash
a quick study
catch some z's
crackup
hit the hay
run into
sack out
turn in
crashed
Black Friday
craving
a sweet tooth
sweet tooth
crawl
bar hop
worship the ground she walks on
crawling
on all fours
crazy
a little off
a nut case
a screw loose
all hell broke loose
around the bend
as all get-out
bananas
bonkers
climb the walls
cracked
crackers
drive me batty
drive me crazy
drive you nuts
funny in the head
go bananas
go berserk
go bonkers
go like crazy
go mad
go nuts
hairbrain
head over heels
it's a zoo in there
kooky
like nobody's business
mad about
nut
nuts
nuts about
off your rocker
out of my head
out of your mind
out of your tree
plumb loco
soft in the head
spinny
stark raving mad
to beat the band
touched in the head
wacko
wild about
wingnut
wingy
you have to be good to be lucky
cream
deck him
drive you
create
ad lib (ad libitum)
drum up
fake it
fudge it
let sleeping dogs lie
make room
make up
own worst enemy
string a line
the past is slipping by without a trace
think up
to coin a phrase
created
virtual reality
creating
on the wing
creatively
blow snakes (music)
credibility
the acid test
credit
a feather in your cap
a major
charge it
cold, hard cash
deserve credit
have to hand it to you
plastic
rain check
creek
down the tubes
in the drink
creep
motherfucker [B]
weirdo
crew
spin crew
crickets
jumping Jehoshaphat
cries
reduce to tears
crime
break the law/rules
brush with the law
burned
caught in the act
crack this case
hood
live on the edge
name is cleared
off the hook
partners in crime
press charges
tell on
criminal
a marked man
go straight
ring leader
crises
havoc strikes
pre-menstrual syndrome
crisis
a tower of strength
cool under pressure
heaven help us
weather the storm
critical
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
pernickety/persnickety
criticism
a piece of my mind
put-down
criticize
badmouth
dis/diss
dish it out
fair game
find fault
fire away
give you a hard time
give you flack
give you static
have at me
knock
mudsling
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
pick holes in
pick on
put down
run down
slam
take a shot
tear a strip off
tear me apart
criticized
open to criticism
criticizing
get off my back
get off my case
on my back
on my case
pull in your horns
crocodile
cry me a river
crop
come up
grain belt
cross
get mad
give up the blueline (hockey)
short with me
teed off
under oath
crowd
a hotdog
elbow room
play to the crowd
crude
slimebucket [B]
watch your language
cruel
have a heart
it's a jungle out there
mean streak
cruise
bomb around
goodies
cruising
spoil for a fight
crummy
for the birds
crunch
the nitty-gritty
crusader
get off your soap box
crush
sweet on
crust
high and mighty
cry
cry her heart out
cry in your beer
cry me a river
cry over spilt milk
cry your eyes out
hold up
it's all over but the crying
keep a stiff upper lip
make a fuss
make strange
rant and rave
read them and weep
shed a tear
sob story
crying
for crying out loud
crystal
as plain as the nose on your face
it's as plain as the nose on your face
plain as the nose on your face
cuff
ad lib (ad libitum)
off the top of my head
offhand
cultures
a redneck
expand your horizons
the best of both worlds
cup
a spot of tea
go all the way (sports)
hole in one (golf)
cupboard
Fibber McGee's closet
curious
curiosity killed the cat
dying to know
curling
skins game
curls
kiss curls (hair style)
current
stay abreast
up to date
curse
cuss
put a hex on me
curt
short with me
custom
as American as apple pie
in keeping with
stand on ceremony
customer
a slow day
call tabs
close a deal/sale
cold call
drum up
hard sell
leg work
loss leader
mind the store
one born every minute
slow day
soft sell
the customer is always right
wait on customers
customize
deck out
cut
cut the mustard
dig your own grave
fast track
have my ears lowered
have you for breakfast
head and shoulders
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
lay off
preppy
pussy whipped
quick and dirty
shape up or ship out
shoot yourself in the foot
short with me
slash and burn
turf it
wipe that smile off your face
cute
what a dish
cutlery
set the table
cutting
state of the art
cyclone
shuck on down to the fraidy hole
cylinders
tick over
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