C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[champ at the bit] {v. phr.}
To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start.
The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing.
* /As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to […]
[chance it] {v. phr.}
To be willing to risk an action whose outcome is uncertain.
"Should we take the boat out in such stormy weather?" Jim asked. "We can chance it," Tony replied. "We have enough experience."
[chance on] also [chance upon] {v.}
To happen to find or meet; find or meet by accident.
On our vacation we chanced upon an interesting antique store.
Mary dropped her ring in the yard, and Mother chanced on it as she was raking.
Syn.: […]
[change color] {v. phr.}
1. To become pale.
The sight was so horrible that Mary changed color from fear.
Bill lost so much blood from the cut that he changed color.
2. To become pink or red in the face; become flushed; blush.
* /Mary […]
[change hands] {v. phr.}
To change or transfer ownership.
Ever since our apartment building changed hands, things are working a lot better.
[change horses in the middle of a stream] or [change horses in midstream] {v. phr.}
To make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity.
* /When a new President is to be elected during a war, the people may decide not to […]
[change off] {v.}, {informal}
To take turns doing something; alternate.
John and Bill changed off at riding the bicycle.
Bob painted one patch of wall and then he changed off with Tom.
[change of heart] {n. phr.}
A change in the way one feels or thinks about a given task, idea or problem to be solved.
Joan had a change of heart and suddenly broke off her engagement to Tim.
* /Fred got admitted to medical school, but he had a […]