Vocabulary
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Detain or arrest someone
“The police COLLARED THE suspect”
Confess; admit to wrongdoing
“You need to COME CLEAN”
No matter what happens
“I'll be there COME HELL OR HIGH WATER”
Gain personal confidence
“She CAME OUT OF HER SHELL”
Visit; change opinion; affect someone
“Why don't you COME OVER for dinner?”
Do regularly, whatever the circumstances
“I'll be there COME RAIN OR SHINE”
Begin to deal with a problem
“We need to COME TO GRIPS WITH reality”
Become known or revealed
“The truth CAME TO LIGHT”
Feel acceptance toward something bad that has happened
“She needs to COME TO TERMS WITH it”
Turn out perfectly; succeed
“Everything CAME UP ROSES”
Insure someone's defeat, to frustrate someone's plans
“That really COOKED HIS GOOSE”
Very calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation
“He was COOL AS A CUCUMBER during the crisis”
Wait; be kept waiting
“I had to COOL MY HEELS for an hour”
Be very expensive
“That new car COST me AN ARM AND A LEG”
A lazy person who watches a great deal of television
“He's A COUCH POTATO”
Very hungry
“I'M SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT A HORSE”
Rely or depend on someone
“You can always COUNT ON me”
Be grateful for what you have
“You should COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS”
Don't assume that something will happen or be successful before it actually occurs
“Don't COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH”
Protect or support someone
“Thanks for COVERING MY BACK in the meeting”
Hide evidence of one's activities
“He tried to COVER HIS TRACKS”
Smile slightly
“She couldn't even CRACK A SMILE at my joke”
Enforce rules more strictly
“Police are CRACKING DOWN on speeding”
Solve a problem; figure something out
“She CRACKED THE CODE”
Laugh uncontrollably; go crazy
“I CRACKED UP when I heard the joke”
Study intensively right before a test
“I need to CRAM FOR THE EXAM”
Attend a party without being invited
“They CRASHED THE PARTY”
The best of a group
“These students are THE CREAM OF THE CROP”
Fake or insincere sadness
“Don't be fooled by his CROCODILE TEARS”
Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before
“We'll CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE COME TO IT”
Hope for good luck
“Keep your FINGERS CROSSED for good news”
Waste energy moaning about something that has already happened
“Don't CRY OVER SPILLED MILK”
Complain about a loss from the past; be upset about something that cannot be changed
“Don't CRY OVER SPILT MILK - it's done”
Admit defeat; surrender
“He finally CRIED UNCLE”
Issue a false alarm, to ask for help when none is needed
“He CRIED WOLF too many times”
Being too curious or inquisitive can get you into trouble
“Don't ask too many questions - CURIOSTY KILLED THE CAT”
Try to win someone's approval
“She's CURRYING FAVOR with the boss”
Do something in the easiest, cheapest, or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or not doing it properly
“Don't CUT CORNERS with safety procedures”
Do something at the last moment
“They really CUT IT FINE”
Stop doing something annoying
“Just CUT IT OUT with the complaining!”
Act in a proud way that ultimately damages your own cause
“Don't CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE”
Avoid treating someone strictly or severely
“CUT HIM SOME SLACK”
Succeed; come up to expectations; be adequate enough
“He didn't CUT THE MUSTARD in the interview”
Get to the point
“Let's CUT TO THE CHASE”
Stop doing something that's failing
“It's time to CUT YOUR LOSSES”
Very novel, innovative
“It's CUTTING-EDGE technology”
An expert or skilled person
“She's A DAB HAND at chess”
In a lose-lose situation
“I'M DAMNED IF I DO, DAMNED IF I DON'T”
Something that fails to meet expectations
“The party was A DAMP SQUIB”
A competitor or candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds
“She's the DARK HORSE in this election”
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