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cock a snookTo spread one hand, place the thumb on the nose and wriggle some of the fingers as a gesture of disrespect.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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collect upTo find and put together in the same place.Rate it:

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come aboutTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.Rate it:

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come awayTo leave a place or cease an activity in a particular mood or condition.Rate it:

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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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come firstTo win first place in a competition.Rate it:

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come from a good placeTo be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.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 overTo change one's position or location, especially to someone's place of residence; to come by.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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considere alicubi (Att. 5. 14. 1)to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.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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coop upTo confine in a restricted place or situation.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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correct me if I'm wrongUsed before stating something the speaker believes is true, especially while correcting what another person has said.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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crashpadAny place used for temporary lodging.Rate it:

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crashpadIn the aviation industry, used for a place of temporary lodging for airline flight crews.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 swordsUsed other than as an idiom: see cross, sword., to place or hold two swords so they cross each other.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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Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:

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Cry WolfTo send out a wrong signal of any threat or impending danger, a false alarmRate 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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cursum dirigere aliquoto set one's course for a place.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 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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dash offTo leave a place quickly or briefly.Rate 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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