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clear the deckMove out of the area of congestion, evacuate an area for safety's sake. Make way for emergency crews, Listen to the Boss.Rate it:

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climb upTo make a gradual ascent or increase.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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clothes don't make the manAn aphorism meaning that you cannot judge a person solely by his appearance. Usually pertains to men.Rate it:

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coil upto make, or become, coiledRate it:

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come a long wayTo make significant progress.Rate it:

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come alongTo progress; to make progress.Rate it:

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come full circleTo make a complete change or reform.Rate it:

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come home to roostBad consequences of actions inevitably coming to pass.Rate it:

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come on toTo make a romantic or sexual advance to; to hit on.Rate it:

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come outTo make a formal debut in society.Rate it:

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come roundTo make a regular circuit.Rate it:

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come the acidTo make oneself unpleasant, especially by sarcasm.Rate it:

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come to a headTo suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed.Rate it:

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comme on fait son lit, on se coucheAs you make your bed, so you must lie on it.Rate it:

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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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consilia cum aliquo communicare(1) to communicate one's plans to some one; (2) to make common cause with a person. Similarly c. causam, rationem.Rate it:

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consilium capere, inire (de aliqua re, with Gen. gerund., with Inf., more rarely ut)to form a plan, make a resolution.Rate it:

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conspici, conspicuum esse aliqua reto make oneself conspicuous.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a splash; to create a spectacle.Rate it:

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coug itTo suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Rate it:

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cover one's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that one is not blamed or punished for one's conduct.Rate it:

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cover someone's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.Rate it:

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crab mentalityA way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.Rate it:

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crap upTo ruin, botch, bungle; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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Cream of the CropThe best part or person or excellent choiceRate it:

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cream of the cropThe best or most desirable among some selection.Rate it:

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crebras ex oppido excursiones facere (B. G. 2. 30)to make a sally, sortie from the town.Rate it:

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creep outTo make uncomfortable or afraid; to give someone the creeps.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something that's superlative. The very best.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmecrème de la crème (the best of something)Rate it:

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crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something superlative. The very best.Rate it:

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croquer la pommeTo make loveRate it:

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cross the rubiconTo make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences.Rate it:

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cuniculos agere (B. G. 3. 21)to make mines, subterraneous passages.Rate it:

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curate's eggA thing which has good and bad parts.Rate it:

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curl upto coil or shrivel, make into a coilRate it:

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curl upto curl, make curly, shape into curlsRate it:

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cut a dashTo make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression.Rate it:

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cut a figureTo present an image; to make an impression.Rate it:

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cut a sorry figureTo be regarded unfavorably by others by making a bad impression E.g. Looking embarrassed or humiliated in an unpleasant situation.Rate it:

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cut cornersTo do a less than thorough or complete job; to do something poorly or take short cuts.Rate it:

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Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your FaceTo make a difficult situation more complicated due to an angry actionRate it:

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cut shortMake shorter by cutting.Rate it:

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Cut the MustardTo comply with the requirements or handle a job in a perfect mannerRate it:

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cut the mustardan assessment or opinion as to one's ability to meet the requirements of the challenge, job, or situation at hand.Rate it:

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damnum or detrimentum sarcire (not reparare)to make good, repair a loss or injury.Rate it:

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dare spettacolo di sémake a spectacle of oneselfRate it:

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de ingenio moribusque alicuius exponereto make a character-sketch of a person.Rate it:

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