C

Idioms beginning with "C"

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Contents of C:

[cause tongues to wag]

See: [TONGUES TO WAG].

[caution]

See: [THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS].

[cave in] {v.}

1. To fall or collapse inward.

The mine caved in and crushed three miners.

Don't climb on that old roof. It might cave in.

2. {informal}

To weaken and be forced to give up.

* /The children begged their father to take them to […]

[cease fire] {v.}

To give a military command ordering soldiers to stop shooting.

"Cease fire!" the captain cried, and the shooting stopped.

[cease-fire] {n.}

A period of negotiated nonaggression, when the warring parties involved promise not to attack.

Unfortunately, the cease-fire in Bosnia was broken many times by all parties concerned.

[ceiling]

See: [HIT THE CEILING] or [HIT THE ROOF].

[cent]

See:

[TWO CENTS],

[WORTH A CENT].

[center]

See: [FRONT AND CENTER], [OFF-CENTER], [SHOPPING CENTER].

[century]

See: [TURN OF THE CENTURY].

[C.E.O.] {n.}

Abbreviation of "Chief Executive Officer." The head of a company, factory, firm, etc.

We are very proud of the fact that our C.E.O. is a young woman.