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ça ne fait rienit doesn't matterRate it:

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ça y estthere we go, there you go, there you have it, that's it, etc.Rate it:

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caeco impetu ferrito have no principles.Rate it:

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Cambric TeaPlace one Tsp Sugar, one 1/4 Cup Milk in Mug or Coffee Cup, Add boiling Water to Brim While Stirring: When Temperature of 'Tea' Becomes Drinkable, You 'KIDZ" Drink Your 'Cambric Tea'; B-4 It Gitz KOLD!Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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carry onTo have an illicit sexual liaison.Rate it:

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carry onTo have or maintain.Rate it:

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carry someone's waterTo do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.Rate it:

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carry water forTo perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist.Rate it:

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cash strappedShort of money Limited on the cash you have availableRate it:

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cat and mouse gameTwo individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.Rate it:

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cats have nine livesIt looked as though the car ran over the cat, yet the cat walked away as if nothing happened. Cats have nine lives.Rate it:

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caught between the devil and the deep blue seaHaving a choice between two alternatives, both undesirable.Rate it:

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causam optimam habere (Lig. 4. 10)to have a good case.Rate it:

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ce mot m'a échappéI have forgotten that word.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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ce que femme veut dieu le veutWoman must have her way.Rate it:

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cela est à ma chargeI have to pay for it; That falls on me.Rate it:

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cela me tient au cœurI have set my heart upon it.Rate it:

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cela ne me dit rienThat has no effect upon me; I have no desire for it.Rate it:

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cela ne tient pas deboutThat won’t hold water.Rate it:

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ces plantes sont montées en graineThose plants have run to seed.Rate it:

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cette maladie peut avoir des suitesThat illness may have serious consequences.Rate it:

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cette marchandise est d'une bonne défaiteThese goods have a quick sale.Rate it:

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ceux qui n'ont point d'affaires s'en fontThose who have no troubles invent them; Idle people make business for themselves.Rate it:

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chacun à son goûtUsed to acknowledge that different people have different tastes or preferences.Rate it:

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chacun le sien n'est pas tropLet each have his own, then all is fair.Rate it:

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check outTo have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.Rate it:

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check outTo withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate 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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Chew Your CudTo have a detailed analysis about anything or to think about something in a very deep mannerRate 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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chip upTo cause something to have cracks or dents.Rate it:

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chop upTo cause a body of water to become choppy.Rate it:

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clean plate clubWhen you have finished eating and there is nothing left on your plate, we say you belong to the clean plate club.Rate it:

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cling toTo have an intense emotional attachment to.Rate it:

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clown aboutto have fun in an irresponsible mannerRate it:

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clown aroundTo have fun in an irresponsible manner.Rate it:

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coals to newcastleA pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance.Rate it:

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cognitive dissonanceThe state of behaving in a way that runs contrary to one's core values, worldview, ideals, and/or moral compass. One who does not practice as they preach could be said to have cognitive dissonanceRate it:

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come aloftTo mount sexually; also, to have an erection.Rate it:

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come fromTo have as one's birthplace or nationality.Rate it:

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come hell or high waterRegardless of the hardships.Rate it:

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come inOf a broadcast, such as radio or television, to have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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come to griefTo have a disastrous outcome.Rate it:

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come to nothingTo fail completely; to have no result.Rate it:

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come to noughtTo fail completely; to have no resultRate 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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