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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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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backWithdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backA drug addiction.Rate 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 get rid of, cause to come to an end.Rate it:

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choke offTo stop a person in the execution of a purpose.Rate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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claw backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost.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 backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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

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come down to earthTo be brought back to reality; to lose one's dreams.Rate it:

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come offTo become detached.Rate it:

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come out swingingTo display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.Rate it:

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come to lifeto bring back to life; revitalize, revive, resurrectRate 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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considere sub monte (sub montis radicibus)to occupy the foot of a hill.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 offTo accidentally detonate, especially as the result of excess heat.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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cool offTo cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper.Rate it:

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cool offTo 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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could be written on the back of a postage stampIs very small or limited.Rate it:

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could fit on the back of a postage stampAlternative form of could be written on the back of a postage stampRate it:

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count offTo count aloud.Rate it:

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cowgirl positionA sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.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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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate 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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cream offTo extract the cream or creamy part from something.Rate it:

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

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