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cherry pickingSelecting only the best from a group or other range of choices.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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chestnut(Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.Rate it:

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chestnutA round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.Rate it:

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chew offUsed other than as an idiom: see chew, off.Rate it:

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chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.Rate it:

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chew somebody outTo berate; to shout at someone.Rate it:

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Chew Someone OutTo handle someone roughly and scold them severelyRate it:

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Chew the FatTo talk in a friendly and relaxed mannerRate it:

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chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicableRate it:

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chicken filletUsed other than as an idiom: A piece of chicken breast meat.Rate it:

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chicken filletA piece of rubber or silicone placed in a woman's bra under the breast to increase apparent size and/or create more cleavage.Rate it:

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chicken liverUsed other than as an idiom: see chicken, liver.Rate it:

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chicken outlack nerves to actRate it:

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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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chicken scratchChicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.Rate it:

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chickenizationThe process of chickenizing, making into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.Rate it:

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chickenizeTo make into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.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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childhood friendUsed other than as an idiom: see childhood, friend. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:

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children should be seen and not heardChildren should behave well and be quiet, especially in the presence of adults.Rate it:

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chill girlUsed other than as an idiom: see chill, girl.Rate it:

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chill girlA woman who denies or dismisses sexism and/or misogyny.Rate it:

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

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chilly climateA male-dominated environment where both overt and subtle forms of discrimination lead to the unequal treatment of womenRate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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China syndromeA rare disease, first characterized in the early 1990s, which resembles poliomyelitis but which has somewhat different characteristics and occurs in persons vaccinated for poliomyelitis.Rate it:

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China syndromeOne instance of such a nuclear mishap.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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Chinaman on one's backA drug addiction.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backWithdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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Chinese cherryUsed other than as an idiom: see Chinese, cherry.Rate it:

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Chinese WallA barrier of silence and secrecy established within an organization in order to cope with confidentiality requirements.Rate it:

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Chip Off the Old BlockA child who shares the same looks, abilities and characteristics as of his parentsRate 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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Chip on Your ShoulderAlways ready to fight or get in some quarrel or having an aggressive and rude natureRate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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chip shotThe achievement of a goal or the striking of a target with a ball or other projectile in relatively nonchallenging or routine circumstances, by throwing (as in basketball) or by discharging a firearm (as in hunting).Rate it:

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Chips are DownA certain situation is getting serious and required immediate attention to escape any major issue or problemRate 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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chop downUsed other than as an idiom: see chop, down.Rate it:

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chopped liverA Jewish food made by frying liver and onions in schmaltz.Rate it:

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chose qui plaît est à moitié vendueGood wares make quick market; Please the eye and fill the purse.Rate it:

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chou pour chouTaking one thing with another.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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Christmas presentUsed other than as an idiom: see Christmas, present.Rate it:

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