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cotton-pickingAn intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value.Rate it:
cotton-pickingDescribes a person who tends to become involved in matters outside of his area of concern.Rate it:
couch potatoA person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.Rate it:
Couch PotatoA person who loves spending time in front of a screen watching dramas, movies or playsRate it:
coug itTo suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Rate it:
cough mixturemedicineRate it:
cough upTo expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing.Rate it:
cough upto give up somethingRate it:
cough upTo lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.Rate it:
could be written on the back of a postage stampIs very small or limited.Rate it:
could care lessLacking interest; having apathy towards.Rate it:
could do withTo need something that would be beneficial.Rate it:
could eat the crotch out of a low flying duckAm/are/is extremely hungry.Rate it:
could eat the crutch from a low flying duckAlternative form of could eat the crotch out of a low flying duckRate it:
could fit on the back of a postage stampAlternative form of could be written on the back of a postage stampRate it:
could go all dayOne has much to say about something, but chooses to say only a fraction of it.Rate it:
could have fooled meAlternative form of you could have fooled meRate it:
could have, would have, should haveExpressing regret at something that cannot now be changed.Rate it:
could I see the menu, pleaseSaid in a restaurant, to ask for the menu.Rate it:
could not get elected dogcatcherIs unpopular.Rate it:
coulda, shoulda, wouldaAlternative form of woulda, coulda, shouldaRate it:
coulda, woulda, shouldaAlternative form of woulda, coulda, shouldaRate it:
coulda, woulda, shouldaAn expression of dismissiveness or disappointment concerning a statement, question, explanation, course of action, or occurrence involving hypothetical possibilities, uncertain facts, or missed opportunities.Rate it:
couldn't carry a note in a bucketnot musically talented, unable to sing.Rate it:
couldn't happen to a nicerSarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.Rate it:
couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakerySynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:
couldn't organise a chook raffleSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:
couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryIs unable even to organise a project that requires no planning; is incompetent.Rate it:
couldn't organise an orgy in a brothelSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:
couldn't pour water out of a bootSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:
couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heelSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:
couldn't stop a pig in a passageBow-legged.Rate it:
count downAlternative spelling of countdownRate it:
count into include in an activity, etc.Rate it:
count into do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance.Rate it:
count me inVolunteering for an activityRate it:
count offTo count aloud.Rate it:
count onTo rely upon, trust, or expect.Rate it:
count on one handThe seeming low number of occasions when this particular problem was not automatically resolved.Rate it:
count one's blessingsTo focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.Rate it:
count outTo exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility.Rate it:
count outTo enumerate items while organizing or transferring them.Rate it:
count outTo determine that a competitor has lost a match, by a referee's enumeration aloud of the increments of time for which the competitor has been incapacitated.Rate it:
count outTo declare adjourned, as a sitting of the House, when it is ascertained that a quorum is not present.Rate it:
count outTo prevent the accession of to office, by a fraudulent return or count of the votes.Rate it:
count sheepTo attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.Rate it:
count upto add to get a totalRate it:
count uponto count onRate it:
counting sheepFarmers in the medieval ages would count their sheep before leaving them.Rate it:
country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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