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cookOne who manufactures certain illegal drugs, especially meth.Rate it:

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cook offTo pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.Rate it:

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cook offAs with above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.Rate it:

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cook offTo cause an accidental detonation of explosives, especially due to excess heat.Rate it:

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cook offTo accidentally detonate, especially as the result of excess heat.Rate it:

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cool catA person who performs or appreciates jazz, especially one whose style of speech and movement is relaxed and rhythmic.Rate it:

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cool catAn individual who is at ease and self-assured; one who is calm and composed in interactions with others.Rate it:

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cool itCalm down, relax, take a time out.Rate it:

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cool offTo decrease in temperature, activity, or temper.Rate it:

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cool offTo cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper.Rate it:

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cool one's heelsTo wait, especially impatiently or restlessly.Rate it:

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cool one's jetsTo become less excited, intense, or active.Rate it:

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cop offto leave school earlyRate it:

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cop off withTo successfully engage the company of someone for a period of time.Rate it:

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copias (arma) cum aliquo iungere or se cum aliquo iungereto join forces with some one.Rate it:

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corbel outTo furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one below it.Rate it:

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cordon offTo protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope barrier.Rate it:

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cork offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

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corpus curare (cibo, vino, somno)to refresh oneself, minister to one's bodily wants.Rate it:

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cosy up toTo form a relationship with some one or some thing for the purpose of obtaining some benefit.Rate it:

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cough upTo lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.Rate it:

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could go all dayOne has much to say about something, but chooses to say only a fraction of it.Rate it:

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count offTo count aloud.Rate it:

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count on one handThe seeming low number of occasions when this particular problem was not automatically resolved.Rate it:

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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:

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coup de foudreA sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.Rate it:

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coupons le câbleLet us take the decisive step.Rate it:

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courage of one's convictionsSteadfast adherence to one's beliefs or principles, especially in the face of criticism or other opposition.Rate it:

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courir à fond de trainTo run at the top of one’s speed.Rate it:

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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 one's basesTo be thorough; to prepare thoroughly or completely.Rate it:

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cover one's feetto lower one's garment, especially to urinate or defecate.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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crab mentalityA way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.Rate it:

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crack a bookTo open up one's books, especially in order to study.Rate it:

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crack-upOne can 'crack-up' emotionally with laughter or tears as a result of an observation, a joke, a story, a scene, a sequence in a movie, opera, stage play or animal, baby or children;s antics:Rate it:

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cracked the whipMy former boss demanded much in the manner of results, production. In addition he worked us long hours without advance notice, without overtime, rather promised US time-off in the future.Rate it:

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crap one's pantsTo defecate into one's pants or other clothing.Rate it:

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crap one's pantsTo be extremely frightened.Rate it:

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crash courseA quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.Rate it:

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cream in one's jeansTo ejaculate while wearing one's trousers.Rate it:

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cream in one's jeansTo experience an orgasm while clothed; to be thoroughly excited or delighted.Rate it:

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

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cream offTo separate.Rate it:

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cream offTo earn a percentage of a profit.Rate it:

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

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creature featureA horror film in which one or more monsters plays a prominent role.Rate it:

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creature of habitOne who is prone to routine.Rate it:

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crier à tue-têteTo shout at the top of one’s voice.Rate it:

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crier comme un aveugle (qui a perdu son bâton or, son chien)To yell with all one’s might.Rate it:

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