C3 List of English idioms that start with C
Champagne taste
on a beer budget 👉 Expensive or extravagant tastes or preferences that are beyond one’s economic means.
Change Horses in Midstream
👉Change plans or leaders in the middle of a process
Change of Heart
👉A change in one’s opinion or outlook
Change One’s Tune
👉To alter one’s opinion about something.
Changing of the Guard
👉A change in leadership at an organization
Chase Rainbows👉To pursue unrealistic goals
Cheap Shot
👉An unfair attack; a statement that unfairly attacks someone’s weakness
Cherry-Pick:
1.To present evidence selectively to one’s own advantage
2.To select the best or most desirable
Chew the Fat
👉Chat for a considerable length of time
Chickens Come Home To Roost
👉The negative consequences of previous actions reveal themselves
Child’s Play👉A very easy task
Chill Out
👉Do something that helps them to calm down and relax for a while.
Chin Music👉Meaningless talk
Chin Up/ Keep Your Chin Up
👉Cheer up; try to be cheerful and strong
Chip off the Old Block
👉Someone who resembles a direct ancestor, usually the father
Chomp (Champ) at the Bit👉Be eager to do something
Chop Chop:
1.Quickly, without delay
2.A shop where stolen cars are disassembled for parts
Chuck a Wobbly👉To act in an emotional way
Crunch Time
👉 A period of high pressure when one has to work hard to finish something
Crunch the Numbers
👉Do calculations before making a decision or prediction
Cry Over Spilt (USA: Spilled)
👉Milk To waste energy moaning about something that has already happened
Cry Wolf (verb)
👉To issue a false alarm, to ask for help when none is needed
Cry Your Eyes Out👉Cry hard for a very long time
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