English Idioms
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English Idioms
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cakewalk
call a spade a spade
call bluff
call it a day
call names
call of duty
call of the wild
call on
call the shots
camp follower
can of worms
can’t judge a book by its cover
can’t stand the sight of
card up sleeve
carrot and stick
carry out
carte blanche
cash in
cast aspersions
castles in the air
cat among the pigeons
cat got your tongue
catch-22
catch a cold
catch eye
catch napping
catch up
catnap
caught between two stools
caught in the crossfire
cave in
change of heart
chapter and verse
charity begins at home
charley horse
chattering classes
cheat sheet
chew the fat
chicken hearted
child’s play
chill pill
chill to the bone
chill to the marrow
chime in
chink in the armour
chip off the old block
chip on shoulder
choke up
chop and change
chow down
clam up
clarion call
class act
class clown
clean slate
clean sweep
clear the air
clear the decks
cloak and dagger
close, but no cigar
close call
close shave
close the books
closed book
cloud nine
cock and bull story
code of conduct
coin a phrase
coin money
cold comfort
cold feet
cold hearted
cold shoulder
cold sweat
cold turkey
collision course
comb through
come a cropper
come across
come again
come clean
come down with
come full circle
come hell or high water
come of age
come on
come out swinging
come out
come over
come to a head
come to a pretty pass
come to blows
come to grief
come to pass
come to think of/about it
come up with
come up
come what may
comes to the crunch
concern with
conspiracy of silence
cool as cucumber
cool heels
cool your jets
copycat
cost an arm and a leg
couch potato
couldn’t care less
count chicken
count on
cover one’s tracks
crack of dawn
crack the whip
crack up
crash course
creme de la creme
crocodile tears
cross paths
cross swords
cross the bridge
cross the line
crowning glory
crush
cry me a river
cry over spilt milk
cry wolf
crystal clear
cup of joe
cup of tea
cupboard love
curiosity killed the cat
curry favour
cut and dried
cut and thrust
cut both ways
cut corners
cut down
cut from the same cloth
cut somebody some slack
cut the cord
cut the crap
cut the mustard
cut to the chase
cut your coat according to your cloth
cutting edge
jump on the bandwagon
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