Idioms with Alphabets C, D, and E

Idioms with Alphabets C, D, and E



Idioms/Phrases Meaning
Call a spade a spade Be outspoken in language
Call at Visit
Call down Request for
Call for Demand for
Call in questions Challenges
Call one’s shots Make intention clear
Call over Recite in order
Call to Address loudly
Call up Recollect
Called name Abuse
Called off Divert attention
Called on Paid a brief visit
Called out challenge to fight
Can't Cut The Mustard : Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.
Carried off Killed
Carrot and stick Reward and punishment
Carry off Win
Carry off of the feet Wild with excitement
Cast down Depressed
Cast Iron Stomach: Someone who has no problems, complications or ill effects with eating anything or drinking anything.
Casting aspersions Passing slanderous remarks
Cat in hell’s chance No chance at all
Catch 22 Absurd , a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting of dependent conditions
Catch up Overtake
Cave in Yield
Charley Horse: Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.
Cheek by jowl Close together
Chew someone out: Verbally scold someone.
Chewing the cuds To muse on, to chat , in an aimless manner
Chip of the old block Resembling one’s parents in habits
Chip on his Shoulder: Angry today about something that occurred in the past.
Chow Down: To eat.
Cine round Recover
Clean breast Confessed without reserve
Clinched the issue Decided
Clock and dagger Like a spy
Close but no Cigar: To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.
Close with Accept
Closed with Denied
Cloven off The evil intention
Cock a snook To show impudent contempt
Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.
Cocksure Perfectly confident
Cog in the wheel An important person
Cold blood Unfeelingly
Come a cropper To fail
Come about Happen
Come across Meet accidently
Come at Get within reach
Come by Acquire
Come cap in the hand Very humble
Come down Descend
Come down from ivory towers Detachment and seclusion
Come Hell Or High Water: Any difficult situation or obstacle.
Come in for Get, obtain
Come off Take place
Come round Agreed,recover
Come to Amount to, arrived at
Come to a head To reach a crisis
Come to a pass Difficult situation
Come to the crunch Decisive movement
Come up with Overtake
Cool as cucumber Calm and composed
Crack Someone Up: To make someone laugh.
Cried up Extolled /praised
Cross Your Fingers: To hope that something happens the way you want it to.
Cry down Depreciate
Cry Over Spilt Milk: When you complain about a loss from the past.
Cry Wolf: Intentionally raise a false alarm.
Cup Of Joe: A cup of coffee.
Curiosity Killed The Cat: Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous situation.
Cushy job Financial comfortable job
Cut and dried Settled , decided
Cut corners Simplify the producers
Cut into Interfere
Cut no ice To make no effect
Cut no ice with me Had no influence with me
Cut out Suitable
Cut out Suitable
Cut someone dead To ignore someone totally
Cut the Gordian knot To perform the difficult task
Cut through Though
Cut to quick Hurt intensely
Cut to the Chase: Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point.
Cuts both ends Argument in support of both sides of the issue
Damocles’ sword An impending danger
Damp squib An utter failure
Damp squib Complete failure
Dance attendance upon To Flatter
Dare devil Fearless person
Dark Horse: One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.
Dashed off Wrote
Days of reckoning Time to answer for someone’s answer
De, jure Rightful , legal
Dead Ringer: 100% identical. A duplicate.
Design on To have plans to exploit or somehow take of someone advantage or something
Devil’s advocate On who is against the religion
Devil's Advocate: Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater.
Die away Become gradually fainter till inaudible
Die hard Persistent in struggle
Die in harness Die while still working
Die off Die one by one
Die out Disappear
Dispose of Sell, finish
Do a good turn by Do a favour
Do away with Abolish, get rid of , eliminate
Do something in Kill
Dob away with Abolish
Dog Days of Summer: The hottest days of the summer season.
Dog in the manager A person who prevent s others from enjoying what he cannot
Done for Ruined
Donkey’s year After a long time
Don't count your chickens before they hatch: Don't rely on it until your sure of it.
Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth: When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful.
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket: Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
Doozy: Something outstanding.
Double dealing Deception
Down and out Poor and ruined
Down in the mouth out of elements
Down To The Wire: Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.
Draconian law Extremely serve law
Drag on Progress very slowly
Drag up Educate , train , etc, very badly
Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures: When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.
Draw away Spend time in a lazy way
Draw down Attract
Draw in Pull inside
Draw in Become shorter
Draw off Divert
Draw the long bone Exaggerate
Draw up Drafted
Drawn off To withdraw
Drink like a fish: To drink very heavily.
Drink to Wish somebody/something good luck , success or happiness , by raising your glass and then drinking
Drive someone up the wall: To irritate and/or annoy very much.
Dropping Like Flies: A large number of people either falling ill or dying.
Dry Run: Rehearsal.
Dutch courage Bravery under alcoholic influence
Dwell in Think, talk or write about something for too long
Eaten away Corroded
Egg is egg Quite certainly
Egged on Instigate
Eighty Six: A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.
Eke out Supplement income
Elbow grease Hard work
Elbow room Room on opportunity to move and act freely
Elvis has left the building: The show has come to an end. It's all over.
End in smoke To give no practical result
Enter into Start, open, begin to discuss or deal with some thing or sympathize with
Ere long Shortly
Esprit de corps Unity
Ethnic Cleansing: Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.
Ever and anon Now and then , sometimes
Ever and anon Frequently
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
Every lecture’s cup of tea What one likes and can do well
everyman jack Everyone without exception
Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Almost everything and anything has been included.
Excuse my French: Please forgive me for cussing.
Explain away Show why one should not be blamed for a fault , mistake etc.
Extinct and obsolete As dead as a dodo


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