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cop-outAn excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.Rate it:

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cosido a faldasTo be dependent on someone, to be tied to their skirts.Rate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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couple upTo get into pairs.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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cowboy showerA simple shower in a mudroom to remove the grime from the outdoors and the workday, before entering into a home or ranchhouse.Rate it:

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crack a cribTo break into a house.Rate it:

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crack-upOne can 'crack-up' emotionally with laughter or tears as a result of an observation, a joke, a story, a scene, a sequence in a movie, opera, stage play or animal, baby or children;s antics:Rate it:

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cradle robberA person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.Rate it:

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cramp someone's styleTo restrict someone's free actions, or to give the impression of such.Rate it:

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crap one's pantsTo defecate into one's pants or other clothing.Rate it:

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crazy as all outdoorsA joking way of describing someone who is always getting into trouble from decisions they make.Rate it:

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credit where credit's dueused to justly praise someoneRate it:

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creep intoTo enter surreptitiously.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter something or somewhere by creeping.Rate it:

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

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cross someone's palmTo give money to a person, especially as a bribe or as an inducement to perform a service.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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cross swordsTo quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.Rate it:

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cross swordsTo fight with someone; to duel.Rate it:

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crowd in onTo join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.Rate it:

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crowd togetherTo push into an excessively small space; to pack tightly.Rate it:

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

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cry someone a riverTo try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.Rate it:

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cuddle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, especially holding someone else.Rate it:

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culo veo, culo quieroUsed when someone wants something that another person hasRate it:

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curiosity got the better of meTo gain superiority, mastery, or an advantage over someone or something; to get control over someone or something.Rate it:

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curl someone's hairTo frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly .Rate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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

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

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curtain-raiserIn a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.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 down to sizeDiminish the prestige or exaggerated importance of someone or something to reduce (them) to a suitable stature; To humble or humiliateRate it:

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cut inEspecially, to dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.Rate it:

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cut of one's jibSomeone’s general appearance or the implications thereof, especially in relation to making an impression or one’s style..Rate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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Cut to the QuickTo hurt someone in a grave manner; to act cold or unkindRate it:

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cut upTo cut into smaller pieces.Rate it:

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.Rate it:

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dalla padella alla braceout of the frying pan, into the fireRate it:

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dar las tantascause someone to take a long timeRate it:

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darken someone's doorTo arrive at the entrance of someone's residence or of another building associated with that person, especially as an unwelcome visitor.Rate it:

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de, e civitate aliquem eicereto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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deadNot in play.Rate it:

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dead meatSomeone in danger of death or severe punishment.Rate it:

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dead men tell no talesOnce someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.Rate it:

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dead men's shoesA position or property that is only attainable by someone else upon the current holder's death.Rate it:

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dead ringerSomeone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.Rate it:

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