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135 Cards in this Set
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calculated risk
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- an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed
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call a spade a spade
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- speak bluntly
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call it quits
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- stop, finish
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call of nature
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- the need to go to the toilet
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call off
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- cancel
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call on
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- visit someone
- ask someone to participate or contribute something |
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call on to the carpet
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- call someone before an authority to be scolded or reprimanded
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call someone`s bluff
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- challenge someone to prove what they say is true
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call the shots
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- be in charge, give orders
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cancel out
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- destroy the effect of something
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can of worms
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- a complicated situation or problem
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can`t see the forest for the trees
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- unable to judge or understand the whole picture because you are looking at the small parts of it
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card up one`s sleeve
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- a plan or argument kept back to be produced if needed
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(in) care of someone
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- send something to one person at the address of another person
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carrot and stick
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- the promise of reward and threat of punishment at the same time
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carry on
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- continue, keep doing as before
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carry out
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- put into action, accomplish
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carry over
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- save for another time
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carry the ball
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- take the most important or difficult part in an action or business
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carry the day
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- win or be successful
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carry the torch
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- show loyalty to a cause or a person
-to be in love with another person for a long time |
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carry through
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- put a plan into action
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(a) case in point
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- an example that proves something or helps to make something clear
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cash cow
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- a good source of money
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cash in
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- exchange something for money
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cash in on
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- see and profit by a chance
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cast pearls before swine
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- waste something valuable on someone who doesn`t appreciate it
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cast the first stone
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- be the first to blame someone
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castles in the air
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- daydreams
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cat burglar
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- a burglar who enters a building by climbing a wall etc.
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cat got your tongue
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- can`t talk
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catch-22
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- a situation where whatever you do the outcome will be bad, a no-win situation
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catch-as-catch-can
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- in any way possible
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catch on
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- understand, learn about
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catch on
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-become popular
-to understand |
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catch your eye
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- attract one`s attention
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caught red-handed
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- find someone in the middle of doing something wrong
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caught short
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- not having enough of something when you need it (usually money)
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cave in
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- to weaken and be forced to give up
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chalk up
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- record as a win or a loss
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change horses in midstream
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- make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity
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change of heart
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- change the way one feels about something
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change your tune
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- make a change in your story,statement or opinions
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(in) charge of something
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- be responsible for an activity or group of people
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cheat on (someone)
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- be unfaithful to someone
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chew the fat
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-chat
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chew out (someone)
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- scold roughly
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chicken feed
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- a small amount of money
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chicken out
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- stop doing something because of fear
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chickens come home to roost
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- words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person
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chime in
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- join in (a song or conversation)
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chip in
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- contribute or pay jointly
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chip off the old block
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- person who looks or acts like one of his parents
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(when the) chips are down
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- the time when one faces the greatest obstacles
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circle the wagons
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- set up a defense against an enemy
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clam up
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- stop talking
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clean bill of health
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- the assurance that an animal or person is healthy
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clean slate
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- having no errors, past acts that are all good
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clear the air
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- calm down and remove a misunderstanding
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clear the decks
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- clear away things and prepare for action
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clear up
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- solve or explain (a problem etc.)
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cliffhanger
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- sports event or movie where the outcome is uncertain until the very end
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climbing the walls
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- be so bored that you become anxious and frustrated
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clip joint
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- a low-class business where people are cheated
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clip someone`s wings
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- limit one`s activities or possibilities
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close call, close shave
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- an accident almost happens (but doesn`t happen)
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close ranks
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- come together for fighting, unite and work together
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hit close to home
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- near to someone`s personal feelings, wishes or interests
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coast is clear
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- no danger is in sight, no one can see you
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cog in the machine
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- you are not important but only a small part of a large organization
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cold spell or cold snap
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- a sudden short period of cold weather (usually in winter)
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cold turkey
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- stop using drugs (heroin, tobacco, etc.) abruptly and without medical aid
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come across
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- find something or meet someone by chance
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come again
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- please repeat, please say that again
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come alive
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- brighten up and become active
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come along, come a long way
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- make progress, thrive
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make a "come back"
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- return to the place you where you started
-to become popular again |
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it's "coming back" to me
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-return to your memory
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come between
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- disrupt the relationship between (two people)
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come by
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- get, obtain, acquire
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come clean
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- tell the truth
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(a) come-down
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- a lowering in status, income, influence or energy
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come down hard on
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- scold or punish severely
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come down to earth
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- stop imagining or dreaming, think and behave as usual
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come down with
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- become sick with or catch a cold etc.
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come full circle
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- completely opposite from one`s starting point
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come hell or high water
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- no matter what happens
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come in handy
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- prove to be useful
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come into
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- receive, get possession of
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to come into your own
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- become to perform or work well because of good circumstances
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to come off
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- be successful
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come on strong
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- overwhelm with excessively strong language or personality
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to come out with
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- say, make known
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to come to
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- begin or learn to do or feel something
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come to
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- regain consciousness (to wake up after being knocked out)
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come to blows
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- begin to fight
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come to grips with
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- struggle (successfully) with an idea or problem
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come to light
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- be discovered, become known
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come to nothing
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- end in failure
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come to your senses
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- begin to think clearly or act sensibly
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come to pass
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- to happen, to occur
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come to terms
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- reach an agreement
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come up with
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- produce or find a thought, idea or answer
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conk out
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- fall asleep quickly with great fatigue
-to break down (like an engine) |
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cook your goose
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- ruin your chances
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cook up
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- invent, plan and put something together
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cool as a cucumber
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- very calm and brave, not worried or anxious
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cool your heels
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- be kept waiting because of another`s rudeness
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cop a plea
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- plead guilty to a crime in order to get a lesser penalty
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cop out
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- avoid doing something that you were planning to do
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cough up
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- give unwillingly
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count your chickens before they`re hatched
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- assume that something will be successful before it is certain
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count out
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- leave something out of a plan, exclude
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cover one`s tracks
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- hide or not say where one has been or what one has done
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cozy up to (someone)
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- try to be friendly to someone
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crack of dawn
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- daybreak, early in the morning
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crackpot
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- an eccentric person with ideas that don`t make sense to others
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crack the whip
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- try to make someone work hard or obey you by threatening them
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crack up
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- burst into laughter
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cramp your style
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-when someone attempts to limit your talk or action
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crash the gate
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- enter without a ticket or without paying or with no invitation
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cream of the crop
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- the top choice
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(the) creeps
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- a strong feeling of fear or disgust
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to creep up on
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- crawl quietly towards
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crocodile tears
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- a show of sorrow that is not really felt
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crop up
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- appear or happen unexpectedly
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cross a bridge before you comes to it
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- think and worry about future events or problems before they happen
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cross your heart and hope to die
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- promise that what you are saying is true
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to cross your mind
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- to think of, occur to someone
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cross to bear
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- something you must do or continue with even though you are suffering
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cry over spilt milk
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- cry or complain about something that has already happened
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cry uncle
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- admit defeat or that one has lost
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(not your) cup of tea
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- something you don't enjoy, special interest
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curiosity killed the cat
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- being too nosy and interested in other peoples business may lead a person into trouble
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curry favor
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- flatter someone to get his help or friendship
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