Idioms beginning with C
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Meaning: Describes a group with strong emotional bonds and mutual support.
Example: Our close-knit family always supports each other during tough times. Read more ➺
cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face
Meaning: An excessive or irrational reaction to a problem that makes the situation worse.
Example: Don’t let your anger make you cut off your nose to spite your face. Read more ➺
Meaning: An expression of perfection or high quality, often shown by kissing the fingertips.
Example: The final scene of the movie was chef's kiss — absolutely flawless. Read more ➺
Meaning: To achieve a much higher level of success than in the past. For example, an individual who began as a junior employee and is now a company executive has come a long way.
Example: She came a long way from her small-town beginnings to become a successful entrepreneur. Read more ➺
Meaning: The act of employees briefly visiting the office to register their presence, often by swiping their access badge, before departing to work remotely.
Example: Many employees practice coffee-badging to satisfy in-office attendance policies while working remotely. Read more ➺
Meaning: Solve a complex or difficult problem quickly and decisively, often by taking bold or unconventional action.
Example: The manager decided to cut the Gordian knot by restructuring the entire team. Read more ➺
Meaning: To contemplate deeply: Reflect or think deeply about something, often in a calm or repetitive manner, much like a cow ruminates its food.
Example: Sarah sat by the window to chew the cud about her career choices. Read more ➺
Meaning: To throw away or discard something. This definition implies the intentional disposal of an item that is no longer wanted or needed.
Example: After upgrading to a new phone, she cast away her old one. Read more ➺
Meaning: to keep asking for help, even when you don't need it. When you really need help, no one believes you.
Example: The little boy had cried wolf so many times that when he was really sick no one believed him. Read more ➺
Meaning: shows inferiority by comparison; used when one thing is considered much less impressive or competent than another.
Example: Sarah is an excellent chef, but her cooking can't hold a candle to her mother's. Read more ➺
