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changer son fusil d'épauleto change tack, change one's tuneRate it:

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charbonnier est maître chez lui (or, chez soi)Every one is master in his own house; An Englishman’s house is his castle.Rate it:

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charmed lifeA life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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chase one's tailTo busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.Rate it:

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cheaters never prosperOne does not gain from cheating.Rate it:

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check inTo announce or record one's arrival at a hotel, airport etc.Rate it:

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check intoTo formally announce one's arrival at a location or event to a proprietor or employee of that location or event in order to secure admission, accommodations, or other services.Rate it:

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check outTo have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.Rate it:

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check outTo pay the bill, and record one's departure, as from a hotel.Rate it:

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China syndromeA behavior, policy, or situation characteristic of or involving China; an actual or potential catastrophe, especially one involving China.Rate it:

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China syndromeOne instance of such a nuclear mishap.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backWithdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backA drug addiction.Rate it:

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chip on one's shoulderA tendency to take offence quickly.Rate it:

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chip on one's shoulderA form of challenge in the same spirit as a medieval knight throwing down his gauntlet.Rate it:

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chip on one's shoulderA habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.Rate it:

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choke upTo lose one's power of speech, because of embarrassment, fear etc.Rate it:

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chômer les fêtes avant qu'elles ne soient venuesTo count one’s chickens before they are hatched.Rate it:

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chou pour chouTaking one thing with another.Rate it:

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city slickerOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.Rate it:

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claim to fameThat for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous.Rate it:

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clean up one's actTo reform; to improve one's habits.Rate it:

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clear one's linesTo clear the ball away from a dangerous position.Rate it:

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clear one's nameprove someone's innocence; exonerateRate 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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clock outTo end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.Rate it:

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clogs to clogs in three generations(UK) Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchildRate it:

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close one's eyesTo ignore.Rate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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clue stickA metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.Rate it:

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clutch artistA person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.Rate it:

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cock a snookTo spread one hand, place the thumb on the nose and wriggle some of the fingers as a gesture of disrespect.Rate it:

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coercere, cohibere, continere, domitas habere cupiditatesto overcome one's passions.Rate it:

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cogere omnes copias in unum locumto concentrate all the troops at one point.Rate it:

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cogitationem, animum in aliquid intendere (Acad. 4. 46)to direct one's attention...Rate it:

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cognitive dissonanceThe state of behaving in a way that runs contrary to one's core values, worldview, ideals, and/or moral compass. One who does not practice as they preach could be said to have cognitive dissonanceRate it:

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cold comfortMuch less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.Rate it:

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cold oneA beer.Rate it:

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collect one's thoughtsTo become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.Rate it:

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colloquendi copiam facere, dareto give audience to some one.Rate it:

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colloqui cum aliquo per litterasto correspond with some one.Rate it:

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colto con le mani nel saccocaught with one's hand in the cookie jar, caught in the cookie jar, caught raiding the cookie jarRate it:

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come aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.Rate it:

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come againCould you repeat that? Repeat that please. a polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been saidRate it:

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come aroundTo change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.Rate it:

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come down to earthTo be brought back to reality; to lose one's dreams.Rate it:

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come fromTo derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.Rate it:

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come fromTo have as one's birthplace or nationality.Rate it:

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come into one's ownTo reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.Rate it:

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come of ageTo reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.Rate it:

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