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[clothes]

See: [BEST BIB AND TUCKER] or [SUNDAY-GO-TO-MEETING CLOTHES].

[clothing]

See: [WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING].

[cloud]

See:

[EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING],

[IN THE CLOUDS],

[ON CLOUD NINE],

[UNDER A CLOUD].

[clover]

See: [FOUR-LEAF CLOVER], [IN CLOVER] or [IN THE CLOVER].

[club]

See: [CHRISTMAS CLUB].

[cluck and grunt]  {n.},  {slang},  {avoid it in restaurants}

The familiar restaurant dish of ham and eggs; since ham is made of pork (and pigs grunt) and eggs come from hens (which cluck.)

* /"I am sorry I can't fix you an elaborate meal, but I can give  […]

[clutch]

See: [RIDE THE BRAKE].

[coal]

See:

[CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE],

[HAUL OVER THE COALS] or [RAKE OVER THE COALS],

[HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON ONE'S HEAD].

[coast is clear]

No enemy or danger is in sight; there is no one to see you.

When the teacher had disappeared around the corner, John said, "Come on, the coast is clear."

* /The men knew when the night watchman would pass. When he had gone, and  […]

[coat tail]

See: [ON ONE'S COAT TAILS].