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caveat emptorUsed as a warning to anyone buying something that there might be unforeseen problems or faults with what is bought.Rate it:

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ce garçon gaspille son tempsThat boy fools his time away.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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cela arrive comme marée en carêmeThat comes very seasonably, just at the right time.Rate it:

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change horses in midstreamTo change plans or approaches at an inopportune time, such as when an effort is already underway, generally considered an inadvisable thing to do.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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che ora èWhat time is it?Rate it:

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che ore sonoWhat time is it?Rate it:

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chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.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 end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.Rate it:

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clock upTo accumulate a large amount of time.Rate it:

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close enough for government workIt is not worth investing additional time on perfecting this thing.Rate it:

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close upTo shut a building or a business for a period of time.Rate it:

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closing timeUsed to suggest that a deadline for action is imminent.Rate it:

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closing timeUsed other than as an idiom: see closing, time.Rate it:

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closing timeThe time when a public house closes. Used to invite final drink orders.Rate it:

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cold day in HellThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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collect dustTo remain untouched and unused for a long period of time.Rate it:

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come in handyTo be useful or helpful, especially at some time in the future.Rate it:

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come to a headTo suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time.Rate it:

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come togetherUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: to come together. To meet. To arrive at a destination with someone after having travelled there with each other. To achieve orgasm at the same time.Rate it:

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comedy equals tragedy plus timeA tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.Rate it:

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convivia tempestiva (Arch. 6. 13)a repast which begins in good time.Rate it:

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Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

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

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Cool Your HeelsTo wait for a long time due to some problem, influence or effectRate it:

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coon's ageA very long time.Rate 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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copious free timeA hypothetical time set aside for performing time-consuming tasks, however insinuating that the speaker really has no free time.Rate it:

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couch potatoA person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.Rate it:

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Couch PotatoA person who loves spending time in front of a screen watching dramas, movies or playsRate it:

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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:

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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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cross pathsTo be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys.Rate it:

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cross that bridge when one gets thereThat is a discussion for another time; alternative form of cross that bridge when one comes to itRate it:

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crunch timeTime to make a decision or act. The approach of a deadline.Rate it:

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cry one's eyes outTo weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.Rate it:

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cuánto tiempolong time no seeRate it:

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culture heroA mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.Rate it:

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cut shortInterrupt and curtail before the planned end time.Rate it:

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d'ici là il passera bien de l'eau sous le pontIt will be a long time before that happens.Rate it:

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dans la fouléewhile you're at it, at the same timeRate it:

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dans le même tempsat the same time, at once, simultaneouslyRate it:

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dans le même tempson the other hand, at the same time, then againRate it:

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dar las tantascause someone to take a long timeRate it:

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day and ageA time period of years or more.Rate it:

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day and nightAll the time; round the clock; unceasingly.Rate it:

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day or nightAt any time; 24/7Rate it:

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