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cover one's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that one is not blamed or punished for one's conduct.Rate it:

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cover someone's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.Rate it:

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cradle-to-graveSpanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.Rate it:

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cradle-to-graveSpanning an entire lifetime, from birth to death.Rate it:

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crank upTo increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.Rate it:

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crank upTo start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.Rate it:

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crawl before you walkTo learn the basics before doing something at a more advanced level.Rate it:

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crawl withTo include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.Rate it:

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cream offTo use a cream to remove something.Rate it:

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cream offTo extract the cream or creamy part from something.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter something or somewhere by creeping.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something that's superlative. The very best.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmecrème de la crème (the best of something)Rate it:

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crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something superlative. The very best.Rate it:

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cross offTo finish; to mark something as complete.Rate it:

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cross the lineTo overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.Rate it:

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cross the rubiconTo make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences.Rate it:

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crowd-pleaserSomething that is pleasing to the majority of a group.Rate it:

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cry foulTo protest about something which appears to be unjust.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:

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cry uncleTo beg for mercy; to give up; to ask to stop (something painful or unbearable).Rate it:

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culo veo, culo quieroUsed when someone wants something that another person hasRate it:

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cum aliquo facere (Sull. 13. 36)to take some one's side.Rate it:

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cupboard loveAn affection shown only to get somethingRate it:

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curae habere aliquidto have laid something to heart; to take an interest in a thing.Rate it:

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curiosity got the better of meTo gain superiority, mastery, or an advantage over someone or something; to get control over someone or something.Rate it:

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cut acrossTo take a shortcut over or through.Rate it:

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cut any cornersDon’t take any shortcuts and produce shoddy workRate it:

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cut baitTo give up on something in order to pursue something else.Rate it:

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cut cornersTo do a less than thorough or complete job; to do something poorly or take short cuts.Rate it:

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cut downTo reduce the amount of something.Rate it:

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cut down to sizeDiminish the prestige or exaggerated importance of someone or something to reduce (them) to a suitable stature; To humble or humiliateRate it:

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cut it closeTo judge or finish something close to its limit.Rate it:

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cut it fineTo achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.Rate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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cut throughto take a shortcut throughRate it:

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cut to the chaseTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.Rate it:

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Cut to the QuickTo hurt someone in a grave manner; to act cold or unkindRate it:

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Cut Your Eyeteeth on SomethingTo become sensible at a young age; to have experienceRate it:

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da lachen ja die HühnerExclamation at something ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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dar las tantascause someone to take a long timeRate it:

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Davy Jones's lockerThe bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost.Rate it:

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day in, day outEvery day; daily; constantly or continuously; especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous.Rate it:

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de capite deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...) aliquidto subtract something from the capital.Rate it:

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dead ringerSomeone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.Rate it:

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dead weightThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.Rate it:

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death knellA sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something.Rate it:

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deathblowSomething that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.Rate it:

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deep sixTo discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.Rate it:

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