C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[cover-up] {n.}, {slang}
A plan or excuse to escape blame or punishment; lie, alibi.
When the men robbed the bank, their cover-up was to dress like policemen.
Joe's cover-up to his mother after he had been fighting was that he fell down.
[cow]
See:
[HOLY CATS] or [HOLY COW],
[SACRED COW].
[cowboy] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
A person who drives his car carelessly and at too great a speed in order to show off his courage.
Joe's going to be arrested some day — he is a cowboy on the highway.
[cow college] {n.}, {slang}
1. An agricultural college; a school where farming is studied.
A new, bigger kind of apple is being grown at the cow college.
2. A new or rural college not thought to be as good as older or city colleges.
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[cow's tail] {n.}, {dialect}
A person who is behind others.
John was the cow's tail at the exam.
Fred was always the old cow's tail for football practice.
[cozy up] {v.}, {slang}
To try to be close or friendly; try to be liked. — Usually used with "to".
John is cozying up to Henry so he can join the club.
[crack a book] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To open a book in order to study. — Usually used with a negative.
John did not crack a book until the night before the exam.
Many students think they can pass without cracking a book.
[crack a bottle] {v. phr.}
To open a new bottle of alcoholic beverage.
On birthdays it is customary to crack a bottle and offer one's best wishes.
[crack a joke] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To make a joke; tell a joke.
The men sat around the stove, smoking and cracking jokes.