Idioms beginning with C
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Meaning: Immediate contact or close range, especially physical proximity.
Example: The two wrestlers came into close quarters on the mat, leaving no room to escape. Read more ➺
Meaning: To deliberately ignore someone in public, often as an insult.
Example: At the reunion, she cut him dead after everything that happened. Read more ➺
Meaning: To calm down or relax after being upset, angry, or stressed.
Example: When the argument got heated, her friend told her to chill out and not take things so seriously. Read more ➺
Meaning: To make an irreversible decision that commits one to a course of action.
Example: By launching the new policy, the government crossed the Rubicon and had no way to reverse it. Read more ➺
Meaning: To fart or pass gas in a humorous or informal way.
Example: During the office meeting, John cut the cheese by accident, and everyone pretended not to notice the smell. Read more ➺
Meaning: To falsify financial records to make a company look better than it is.
Example: The manager tried to cook the books to make the investors happy. Read more ➺
Meaning: To become active, relevant, or influential in a situation.
Example: New technology came into play to solve the problem. Read more ➺
Meaning: Making a poor or bad impression.
Example: He arrived late and disheveled, cutting a sorry figure at the wedding. Read more ➺
Meaning: To have no effect or influence; to fail to impress or persuade.
Example: His excuses cut no ice with the teacher, who still gave him detention. Read more ➺
Meaning: Someone who seems unfriendly and who does not share their feelings.
Example: She's a real cold fish; she never offers a word of praise or comfort. Read more ➺
