C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[cue in] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To add new information to that which is already known.
Let's not forget to cue in Joe on what has been happening.
[culture vulture] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
A person who is an avid cultural sightseer, one who seeks out cultural opportunities ostentatiously, such as going to the opera or seeing every museum in a town visited, and brags about it.
* /Aunt Mathilda […]
[cup of tea] also [dish of tea] {n. phr.}, {informal}
1. Something you enjoy or do well at; a special interest, or favorite occupation. Used with a possessive.
You could always get him to go for a walk: hiking was just his cup of tea.
Compare: […]
[curb service] {n.}
Waiting on customers while they sit in their cars.
Families with small children often look for hamburger stands that offer curb service.
[curiosity killed the cat] {informal}
Getting too nosy may lead a person into trouble. — A proverb.
"Curiosity killed the cat," Fred's father said, when he found Fred hunting around in closets just before Christmas.
[curl one's hair] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To shock; frighten; horrify; amaze.
Wait till you read what it says about you — this'll curl your hair.
The movie about monsters from another planet curled his hair.
[curl up] {v.}
1a. To become curly or wavy.
Bacon curls up when it is cooked.
1b. To roll oneself into a ball.
Tim curled up in bed and was asleep in five minutes.
2. See: [FOLD UP].