Idioms and Phrases August 4, 2020 at 01:27PM

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Crickets: Silence

Cross to Bear: A problem one must deal with over a long time, a heavy burden

Crunch Time: A period of high pressure when one has to work hard to finish something

Crunch the Numbers: Do calculations before making a decision or prediction

Cry Over Spilt (USA: Spilled): Milk To waste energy moaning about something that has already happened

Cry Wolf (verb): To issue a false alarm, to ask for help when none is needed

Cry Your Eyes Out: Cry hard for a very long time

Cry Your Eyes Out: Cry hard for a very long time

Curiosity Killed The Cat: Stop asking questions, don’t be too curious

Cut (Someone) To the Quick: To deeply hurt someone emotionally

Cut Corners: Economize by reducing quality; take shortcuts

Cut It Fine: To do something at the last moment

Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face: To act in a
proud way that ultimately damages your own cause

Cut Someone Some Slack: Avoid treating someone strictly or severely

Cut to the Chase: Get to the point; explain the most important part of something quickly; skip the preliminaries

Cut the Gordian Knot: To solve a complex problem in a simple way

Cut the Mustard: Do something adequately

Cut Your Teeth on Something: To learn basic skills in a field

Cutting-Edge: Very novel, innovative

Champagne taste on a beer budget: Expensive or
extravagant tastes or preferences that are beyond one’s
economic means.

Change Horses in Midstream: Change plans or leaders in the middle of a process

Change of Heart: A change in one’s opinion or outlook

Change One’s Tune: To alter one’s opinion about something.

Changing of the Guard: A change in leadership at an organization

Chase Rainbows: To pursue unrealistic goals

Cheap Shot: An unfair attack; a statement that
unfairly attacks someone’s weakness

Cherry-Pick: To present evidence selectively to one’s own advantage

Cherry-Pick: To select the best or most desirable

Chew the Fat: Chat for a considerable length of time

Chickens Come Home To Roost: The negative consequences of previous actions reveal themselves

Child’s Play: A very easy task

Chill Out: Do something that helps them to calm
down and relax for a while.

Chin Music: Meaningless talk

Chin Up/ Keep Your Chin Up: Cheer up; try to be cheerful and strong

Chip off the Old Block: Someone who resembles a direct ancestor, usually the father

Chomp (Champ) at the Bit: Be eager to do something

Chomp at the Bit: To be eager to do something

Chop Chop: Quickly, without delay

Chop Shop: A shop where stolen cars are disassembled for parts

Chuck a Wobbly: To act in an emotional way