Rich Idioms and Phrases
SN |
Idioms and Phrases |
Meanings |
211
|
chew the cud
|
to reflect; to
ruminate over something
|
212
|
chicken hearted
|
a coward
|
213
|
child’s play
|
a very easy task
|
214
|
chuck out
|
to dismiss
someone from a place/post, etc.
|
215
|
clay brained
|
a stupid person
|
216
|
close an account
with
|
end the relationship
with sth/sb
|
217
|
cock and bull’s
story
|
a fake ;false
story/an excuse
|
218
|
come about
|
to happen ; to take
place
|
219
|
come across
|
to meet by chance
|
220
|
come out
|
to emerge, to become
known
|
221
|
come round
|
to recover
|
222
|
come to anchor
|
ship/events; to come
back to rest
|
223
|
come to hand
|
to receive
|
224
|
contempt of court
|
disobedience or
disregard for a court of law & its decree
|
225
|
cook the book
|
to alter facts to
hide an illegal act
|
226
|
cost dear
|
to pay a heavy price
for something
|
227
|
count sheep
|
to try to go asleep
|
228
|
counter blast
|
a powerful reply to
sth
|
229
|
correspond to
|
to be similar or
analogous to something
|
230
|
count upon
|
to depend on
|
231
|
court of inquiry
|
a court set for
finding the truth
|
232
|
crop up
|
to come to one's
notice unexpectedly
|
233
|
cry against
|
to shout
protest
|
234
|
cry down
|
to belittle; to
disparage someone
|
235
|
cupboard love
|
a false love
|
236
|
curry favour
|
to ingratiate
oneself
|
237
|
cut a dash
|
to make a brilliant
show of something
|
238
|
cut a sorry figure
|
to be embarrassed
for not being able to perform as claimed
|
239
|
cross my heart
|
to make a promise/a
solemn pledge
|
240
|
cross the floor
|
to join the opposing
side in a debating assembly
|
