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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.Rate it:

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Chickens Come Home to RoostCertain words or actions, which carry evil intentions, always haunt a person - who uses them or carries them outRate it:

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chickens coming home to roostConsequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.Rate it:

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Chill OutCalm down, relax or feel light and relievedRate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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chopped liverA person or object which is not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.Rate it:

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Christmas graduateA freshman who drops out of college at the end of the first semester.Rate it:

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chuck outTo discard, to dispose of.Rate it:

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chum upTo make friends with someone.Rate it:

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churn outTo produce a large quantity of rapidly and easily.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.Rate it:

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clap outTo clap to the rhythm of a song.Rate it:

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clap outTo remove negative energy from a space by clapping.Rate it:

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clap outTo fail, to stop working.Rate it:

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Clean Bill of HealthTo declare someone or something to be innocent, in healthy condition or satisfactory enoughRate it:

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clean outTo empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from.Rate it:

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clean outTo clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.Rate it:

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clean someone's clockTo defeat decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.Rate it:

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clean upTo become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.Rate it:

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clear one's nameprove someone's innocence; exonerateRate it:

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clear outto leave quicklyRate it:

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clear outto completely emptyRate it:

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clear outto remove or eject (from), especially forciblyRate it:

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clear outto become emptyRate it:

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clear the deckMove out of the area of congestion, evacuate an area for safety's sake. Make way for emergency crews, Listen to the Boss.Rate it:

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cling toTo remain by side; to refuse to leave the company of someone to whom one has an intense emotional attachment.Rate it:

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clip someone's wingsTo restrict someone's freedomRate it:

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Clip Your WingsTo cut off luxuries and privileges or take away the power and authority enjoyed by someoneRate it:

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clitlickerSomeone who flatters others, especially women, in a manner that seems obsequious and submissive.Rate it:

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clock is tickingTime is running out; a deadline is approaching.Rate it:

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clock outTo officially record a work-termination time for.Rate it:

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clock outTo transmit individual bits of data under the control of a clock.Rate it:

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clock outTo end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.Rate it:

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close downTo surround someone, as to impede their movement.Rate it:

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close outTo terminate a computer program.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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close outto terminate; to call the end of.Rate it:

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close outExclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join.Rate it:

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closed bookA person or thing that cannot be easily understood; someone or something incomprehensible or puzzling.Rate it:

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clue (someone) inTo inform, instruct, or tell.Rate it:

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cock pilotSomeone that is very preoccupied with penises and being sexually penetrated, particularly a gay male bottomRate it:

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cold hands, warm heart; dirty feet, no sweetheart!A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.Rate it:

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Cold ShoulderTo show unfriendly attitude to someone by ignoring or giving him her less importanceRate it:

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colōnos mittere (Div. 1. 1. 3)to send out colonists.Rate it:

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Come AgainTo ask someone to repeat something, as words or tone delivered earlier were not clear enoughRate it:

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come beforeTo appear publicly in front of someone superior.Rate it:

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come forto search for something or someone, in order to catch them/it.Rate it:

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come on overto visit someone's home.Rate it:

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come outTo make a formal debut in society.Rate it:

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