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Close out (something)

Close ranks

Close the books

Close the books (on someone or something)

Close to (someone)

Close to home

Close to the bone

Close up shop

Close/near to (someone's) heart

Closefisted (with money)

Cloud up

Clue (someone) in

Coast is clear

Cock of the walk

Cock-and-bull story

COD

Coffee break

Cog in the machine

Cold comfort

Cold fish

Cold hard cash

Cold snap/spell

Cold turkey

Collect one's wits

Come (someone's) way

Come a cropper

Come a long way

Come about

Come across (someone or something)

Come again.

Come alive

Come along

Come and get it!

Come around

Come as no surprise

Come away empty-handed

Come back

Come back (into fashion)

Come back to (someone)

Come back with an offer

Come between (two people)

Come by (something)

Come by (something) honestly

Come clean

Come clean (with someone/about something)

Come down hard on (someone)

Come down in price

Come down in the world

Come down to (something)

Come down to earth

Come down with (something)

Come face to face with (someone or something)

Come from (somewhere)

Come from far and wide

Come from nowhere

Come full circle

Come hell or high water

Come home to (someone)

Come in handy

Come in low

Come into (some money)

Come into fashion

Come into one's own

Come of age

Come off

Come on strong

Come on the scene

Come out ahead

Come out for (someone or something)

Come out in the wash

Come out of left field

Come out of nowhere

Come out of one's shell

Come out of the blue

Come out of the closet

Come out with (something)

Come over

Come through

Come to

Come to a bad end

Come to a dead end

Come to a head

Come to a pretty pass

Come to a standstill

Come to an end

Come to blows

Come to do/feel (something)

Come to grief

Come to grips with (something)

Come to life

Come to light

Come to mind

Come to nothing/naught

Come to one's senses

Come to pass

Come to terms

Come to terms with (someone or something)

Come to the fore

Come to the point

Come true

Come unglued

Come up

Come up in a discussion

Come up in the world

Come up smelling like roses

Come up with (something)

Come what may

Come with the territory

Come-down

Come/go away empty-handed

Come/turn up trumps

Commercial law

Commit (something) to memory

Common ground

Common law

Common property

Common touch

Community property

Company man

Company town

Comparative negligence

Compare apples and oranges

Con (someone) out of (something)

Conclusive evidence

Conditional sale

Confide in (someone)

Conk out

Consecutive sentences

Conspicuous by one's absence

Contemplate one's navel

Contempt of court

Continue down to the wire

Contradiction in terms

Contrary to (something)

Control (someone) with an iron fist

Control the purse strings

Cook (someone's) goose

Cook (something) to perfection

Cook (something) up

Cook one's goose

Cook the books

Cool as a cucumber

Cool off/down

Cool one's heels

Cop a plea

Cop out

Copycat

Cost a pretty penny

Cost an arm and a leg

Couch doctor

Couch potato

Cough (something) up

Cough up

Could do with (someone or something)

Count (someone) in

Count (someone) out

Count heads

Count noses

Count on (someone or something)

Count one's chickens before they're hatched

Course of action

Cover a lot of ground

Cover all of one's bases

Cover for (someone)

Cover ground

Cover one's back

Cover one's tracks

Cover up (something)

Cow college

Cozy up to (someone)

CPA

Crack a book

Crack a joke

Crack a smile

Crack down on (someone or something)

Crack of dawn

Crack the whip

Crack up

Crackpot

Cramp one's style

Crank (something) out

Crank out a paper

Crash and burn

Crash the gate

Crazy about (someone)

Cream of the crop

Cream puff

Create a stink

Create an uproar

Creature comforts

Credit to (someone or something)

Creep up on (someone or something)

Creeps

Crick in one's back/neck

Criminal law

Crocodile tears

Crop up

Cross (someone's) mind

Cross (someone's) palm with silver

Cross a bridge before one comes to it

Cross one's fingers

Cross one's heart and hope to die

Cross out (something)

Cross swords with (someone)

Cross the Rubicon

Cross-examine (someone)

Crunch numbers

Crux of the matter

Cry bloody murder

Cry one's eyes out

Cry out for (someone or something)

Cry over spilt milk

Cry uncle

Cry wolf

Cry/shed crocodile tears

Crying need for (someone or something)

Crying shame

Cue (someone) in

Curdle (someone's) blood

Curiosity killed the cat

Curl (someone's) hair

Curl up and die

Curry favor with (someone)

Cut (someone) a check

Cut (someone) down to size

Cut (someone) in

Cut (someone) off

Cut (someone) off without a penny

Cut (someone) to the quick

Cut a deal

Cut a fine figure

Cut a wide swath

Cut above (someone or something)

Cut across

Cut and dried

Cut and run

Cut back

Cut back on (something)

Cut both ways

Cut both/two ways

Cut class

Cut corners

Cut down on something

Cut from the same cloth

Cut no ice with (someone)

Cut off (someone or something)

Cut off one's nose to spite one's face

Cut one's (own) throat

Cut one's eyeteeth on (something)

Cut one's losses

Cut out (something)

Cut out for (something)

Cut out the deadwood

Cut the mustard

Cut to the chase

Cut-rate

Cut/pare (something) to the bone

Cut/slit one's (own) throat

D

Daily grind

Dance to a different tune

Dance with death

Dangerous offender

Dare (someone) to do (something)

Dark horse

Darken (someone's) door

Dash off

Dash off (something)

Date back to (a previous time)

Date someone

Davy Jone's locker

Dawn on (someone)

Day after day

Day and night

Day in and day out

Day-to-day

Daylight robbery

Days running

Dead ahead

Dead as a doornail

Dead center

Dead duck

Dead end

Dead from the neck up

Dead in one's/its tracks

Dead letter

Dead loss

Dead on one's feet

Dead set against (something)

Dead tired

Dead to the world

Dead wrong

Deadbeat

Deadpan

Deaf and dumb

Deal in (something)

Deal someone in

Decide in favor of (someone or something)

Decide in favor of (someone)

Decked out

Decked out in (something)

Deem it to be necessary

Deep water

Deep-six (someone or something)

Deep-six (something)

Defeat a motion

Deliver the goods

Desert a sinking ship

Devil of a job

Devil-may-care attitude

Diamond in the rough

Die down

Die in one's boots

Die is cast

Die laughing

Die of a broken heart

Die off

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