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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.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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cet homme est son âme damnéeThat man does his dirty work for him, is his tool.Rate it:

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cet homme y va tête baisséeThat man rushes blindly into it; That man sets to work energetically.Rate it:

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cheek by jowlIn close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together.Rate it:

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Cheek by JowlSide by side, being very close, being togetherRate it:

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Chicken FeedVery small amount of money that is not enough to manage a living or scarce piece of information or clueRate it:

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chrome domeA haircut in which the hair is clipped extremely close to the scalp.Rate it:

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civitas, quae optimatium arbitrio regituraristocracy (as a form of government).Rate it:

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clavum rei publicae tenereto hold the reins of government.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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clock inTo begin work.Rate it:

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

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close as waxMiserly.Rate it:

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close downTo stop trading as a business.Rate it:

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

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close inTo enclose, lock up inside something.Rate it:

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close in onTo enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.Rate it:

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close in onTo near a goal or completion.Rate it:

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close in onTo catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.Rate it:

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close of playThe end of the working dayRate it:

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close of playThe end of the final game (not to be confused with set or match) during a day at the All England Tennis Championships (Wimbledon)Rate it:

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close of playThe end of a day's playRate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate 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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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 outTo terminate a computer program.Rate it:

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

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close ranksto regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.Rate it:

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Close ShaveTo escape a dangerous situation very closely or to avoid some errors with a slight marginRate it:

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close shaveA near accident or mishap; a dangerous or risky encounter or incident.Rate it:

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close shaveA shave that is very short or near the skin.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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close the stable door after the horse has boltedTo attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.Rate it:

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close to homeAffecting people close to, or within, ones family circle.Rate it:

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close to the windUsed other than as an idiom: see close to, the, wind.Rate it:

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close to the windNear a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.Rate it:

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close to the windIn a direction almost opposite to that from which the wind is blowingRate it:

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close upTo move people closer together.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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close upTo heal a cut or other wound.Rate it:

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close up shopTo shut down a shop; to end a business activity.Rate it:

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close, but no cigarThat's almost correct, but not quite.Rate it:

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cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeyExtremely cold.Rate it:

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