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check is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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check offto remove something from a list, by crossing it or otherwiseRate it:

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checks off all the boxesmeets all the criteria; usually said about what someone is looking for in a man or womanRate it:

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cheese offTo annoy.Rate it:

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cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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

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chew offTo reprimand, to scoldRate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.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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choke offTo stop a person in the execution of a purpose.Rate it:

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choke offTo get rid of, cause to come to an end.Rate it:

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claw offto beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shoreRate it:

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clear offTo leave abruptlyRate it:

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Clip Your WingsTo cut off luxuries and privileges or take away the power and authority enjoyed by someoneRate it:

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clock offto end workRate 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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cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeyExtremely cold.Rate it:

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come down off your high horse!Appearing Haughty, Belligerent, Egotistical,Rate it:

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come offTo become detached.Rate it:

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come unstuckTo get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails.Rate it:

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comfortably offReasonably wealthyRate it:

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cone offTo close by putting traffic cones around.Rate it:

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contentio (opp. sermo) (Off. 2. 48)pathetic address; emotional language.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 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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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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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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cormorán guanayAve marina de la familia de los cormoranes que habita las costas de Chile y Perú. Mide unos 68cm, es de color negro con un brillo que va de verdoso a azulado; la garganta, el pecho y vientre son blancos; patas rosadas; pico con base rojiza; zona sin plumas rojiza y un círculo verdoso alrededor del ojo.Rate it:

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costilla de vacaHelecho de la clase Filicopsida, familia Blechnaceae, de hojas grandes pinnadas o con el peciolo ramificado y subdividido en peciolillos y hojitas bipinnadas. El pecíolo leñoso, acanalado de color café más claro en la base, toma el aspecto deun tronco de hasta 15 cm de diámetro y 50 cm de alto. Habita en Argentina y en Chile se le encuentra desde Coquimbo hasta Aysén, así como en el Archipiélago Juan Fernández.Rate it:

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

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

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

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cream offTo separate.Rate it:

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cross offTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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cross offTo finish; to mark something as complete.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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cut offTo remove via cutting.Rate it:

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cut offTo isolate or remove from contact.Rate it:

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cut offTo interrupt.Rate it:

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cut offTo end abruptly.Rate it:

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cut off one's nose to spite one's faceTo harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.Rate it:

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