Idioms beginning with C


Cry uncle

Cry for the moon

Cry foul

Cross the line

Cross one’s fingers

Cross one’s mind

Cross swords

Crack up

Crack the whip

Crack down on something

Crack a joke

Cook someone’s goose

Come rain or shine

Come out swinging

Come out of the woodwork

Come full circle

Come apart at the seams

Change one’s tune

Change horses in midstream

Cast one’s lot with someone

Cast a long shadow

Carry the weight of the world on your shoulders

Can’t hold a candle to

Cut the mustard

Cut no ice with someone

Cut corners

Cut and dried

Cut from the same cloth

Cut to the quick

Cut through red tape

Cut the mustard

Cut someone down to size

Cut both ways

Cut your losses

Cut to the chase

Cut someone some slack

Cut no ice

Cut from the same cloth

Cut corners

Cut a long story short

Cry wolf

Cry over spilt milk

Cross your fingers

Cross that bridge when you come to it

Count your chickens before they hatch

Cost an arm and a leg

Cost a pretty penny

Cool one’s heels

Cook the books

Come what may

Come to nothing

Come to light

Come to grips with something

Come rain or shine

Come in handy

Come hell or high water

Come clean

Clutch at straws

Cloud nine

Close shave

Close ranks

Clear the air

Clean as a whistle

Chomping at the bit

Chip on your shoulder

Chip in

Chew something over

Chew the fat

Chase rainbows

Change the subject

Change tack

Change of heart

Catch your breath

Catch someone on the hop

Catch someone off guard

Catch someone’s eye

Catch someone red-handed

Cat’s out of the bag

Cat got your tongue?

Cast pearls before swine

Cast one’s mind back

Cast doubt on something

Cash cow

Carry the torch

Carry the day

Carry the can

Can’t see the forest for the trees

Can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs

Can of worms

Calm before the storm

Call something into question

Call someone’s bluff

Call the shots

Call it a night

Call it a day