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Base language: EN
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Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 646 (50 per page)Couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery
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couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery
1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang, idiomatic) Is unable to successfully plan a simple project; is incompetent.
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couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery
1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang, idiomatic) Is unable to successfully plan a simple project; is incompetent.
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Count on
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count on (third-person singular simple present counts on, present participle counting on, simple past and past participle counted on)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) to rely upon, trust, or expect
? Don't count on being able to get back into the building after 5pm.
? Can we count on you to help out?
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count on (third-person singular simple present counts on, present participle counting on, simple past and past participle counted on)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) to rely upon, trust, or expect
? Don't count on being able to get back into the building after 5pm.
? Can we count on you to help out?
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Count one's blessings
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count one's blessings
1. (idiomatic) To focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.
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count one's blessings
1. (idiomatic) To focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.
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Count sheep
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count sheep
1. (idiomatic) To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.
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count sheep
1. (idiomatic) To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.
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Country mile
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country mile (plural country miles)
1. (informal) A long way, a great distance.
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country mile (plural country miles)
1. (informal) A long way, a great distance.
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Covenant of salt
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covenant of salt
1. (archaic, idiomatic) A long-lasting agreement.
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covenant of salt
1. (archaic, idiomatic) A long-lasting agreement.
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Cover one's bases
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cover one's bases
1. (idiomatic) To be thorough; to prepare thoroughly or completely.
? She eats a balanced diet, but takes vitamin pills anyway, to cover her bases.
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cover one's bases
1. (idiomatic) To be thorough; to prepare thoroughly or completely.
? She eats a balanced diet, but takes vitamin pills anyway, to cover her bases.
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Cover one’s feet
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cover one’s feet (third-person singular simple present covers one's feet, present participle covering one's feet, simple past and past participle covered one's feet)
1. (euphemistic, biblical) to lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate.
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cover one’s feet (third-person singular simple present covers one's feet, present participle covering one's feet, simple past and past participle covered one's feet)
1. (euphemistic, biblical) to lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate.
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Cover someone's ass
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cover someone's ass
1. (idiomatic) To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.
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cover someone's ass
1. (idiomatic) To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.
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Cover up
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cover up
1. (idiomatic) To conceal or disguise.
? The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
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cover up
1. (idiomatic) To conceal or disguise.
? The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
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Cover your tracks
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If you cover your tracks, you conceal or destroy evidence of what you have been doing or where you have been.
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Charlie was sorry he hadn't covered his tracks better when his wife discovered he had been unfaithful.
If you cover your tracks, you conceal or destroy evidence of what you have been doing or where you have been.
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Charlie was sorry he hadn't covered his tracks better when his wife discovered he had been unfaithful.
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Cowgirl position
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cowgirl position (plural cowgirl positions)
1. (idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.
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cowgirl position (plural cowgirl positions)
1. (idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.
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Crab mentality
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crab mentality
1. (idiomatic) A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
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crab mentality
1. (idiomatic) A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
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Crack a book
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crack a book (third-person singular simple present cracks a book, present participle cracking a book, simple past and past participle cracked a book)
1. (idiomatic) To open up one's books, especially in order to study.
? You had better crack the books if you want to have any chance of graduating this year.
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crack a book (third-person singular simple present cracks a book, present participle cracking a book, simple past and past participle cracked a book)
1. (idiomatic) To open up one's books, especially in order to study.
? You had better crack the books if you want to have any chance of graduating this year.
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Crack a crib
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crack a crib
1. (idiomatic, criminal slang, dated) To break into a house.
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crack a crib
1. (idiomatic, criminal slang, dated) To break into a house.
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Crack a fat
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crack a fat (third-person singular simple present cracks a fat, present participle cracking a fat, simple past and past participle cracked a fat)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To have an erection.
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crack a fat (third-person singular simple present cracks a fat, present participle cracking a fat, simple past and past participle cracked a fat)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To have an erection.
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Crack a smile
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crack a smile
1. (idiomatic) To smile, especially while attempting not to.
2. (idiomatic) To begin to smile.
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crack a smile
1. (idiomatic) To smile, especially while attempting not to.
2. (idiomatic) To begin to smile.
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Crack down
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crack down
1. (idiomatic) To enforce more stringently or more thoroughly.
? The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.
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crack down
1. (idiomatic) To enforce more stringently or more thoroughly.
? The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.
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Crack down on
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If the authorities crack down on something, they enforce the law by taking severe measures to restrict undesirable or criminal actions.
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To reduce road accidents, it was decided to crack down on speeding.
If the authorities crack down on something, they enforce the law by taking severe measures to restrict undesirable or criminal actions.
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To reduce road accidents, it was decided to crack down on speeding.
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Crack of dawn
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crack of dawn, the crack of dawn
1. (singular only, idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; sunrise.
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crack of dawn, the crack of dawn
1. (singular only, idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; sunrise.
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Crack on
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crack on (with)
1. (idiomatic) continue at a (normally uninteresting) task.
? I must crack on with my essay
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crack on (with)
1. (idiomatic) continue at a (normally uninteresting) task.
? I must crack on with my essay
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Crack the whip
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If you crack the whip, you use your authority to make someone obey you or work more efficiently, usually by threatening them.
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Every so often I'll crack the whip to make sure we meet the deadline.
If you crack the whip, you use your authority to make someone obey you or work more efficiently, usually by threatening them.
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Every so often I'll crack the whip to make sure we meet the deadline.
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Crack through
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crack through
1. (idiomatic) To penetrate
2. (idiomatic) To overcome, get by
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crack through
1. (idiomatic) To penetrate
2. (idiomatic) To overcome, get by
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Crack up
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crack up
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To laugh heartily.
? It was hilarious. We were cracking up the whole time.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause to laugh heartily
? The joke about the nuns in the bath cracked me up.
3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To become insane; to suffer a mental breakdown.
? She got through the war, but cracked up when her sist
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crack up
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To laugh heartily.
? It was hilarious. We were cracking up the whole time.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause to laugh heartily
? The joke about the nuns in the bath cracked me up.
3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To become insane; to suffer a mental breakdown.
? She got through the war, but cracked up when her sist
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Cradle robber
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cradle robber (plural cradle robbers)
1. (idiomatic, pejorative) A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.
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cradle robber (plural cradle robbers)
1. (idiomatic, pejorative) A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.
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Cradle-to-grave
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cradle-to-grave (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Spanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.
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cradle-to-grave (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Spanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.
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Cramp someone's style
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If you cramp someone's style you do something to prevent them from behaving freely, or performing to the best of their ability.
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I can't paint with people watching me - it cramps my style!.
If you cramp someone's style you do something to prevent them from behaving freely, or performing to the best of their ability.
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I can't paint with people watching me - it cramps my style!.
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Crank out
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crank out
1. (idiomatic) To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.
? The teenager spent hours cranking out volumes of bad poetry.
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crank out
1. (idiomatic) To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.
? The teenager spent hours cranking out volumes of bad poetry.
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Crank up
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crank up (third-person singular simple present cranks up, present participle cranking up, simple past and past participle cranked up)
1. To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
? Let's crank up the old motorcycle and take it for a spin.
2. (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
? He <
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crank up (third-person singular simple present cranks up, present participle cranking up, simple past and past participle cranked up)
1. To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
? Let's crank up the old motorcycle and take it for a spin.
2. (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
? He <
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Crap one's pants
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crap one's pants
1. (literally) To defecate into one's pants or other clothing.
2. (idiomatic, figuratively) To be extremely frightened.
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crap one's pants
1. (literally) To defecate into one's pants or other clothing.
2. (idiomatic, figuratively) To be extremely frightened.
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Crap out
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crap out
1. (idiomatic) To lose a game or (as a machine) to break down.
? "Darn, my car crapped out."
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crap out
1. (idiomatic) To lose a game or (as a machine) to break down.
? "Darn, my car crapped out."
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Crash and burn
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crash and burn (third-person singular simple present crashes and burns, present participle crashing and burning, simple past and past participle crashed and burned)
1. (idiomatic) To fail utterly.
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crash and burn (third-person singular simple present crashes and burns, present participle crashing and burning, simple past and past participle crashed and burned)
1. (idiomatic) To fail utterly.
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Crash course
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crash course (plural crash courses)
1. (idiomatic) A quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.
? He got a crash course in babysitting when his sister dropped off his nephew for the afternoon.
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crash course (plural crash courses)
1. (idiomatic) A quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.
? He got a crash course in babysitting when his sister dropped off his nephew for the afternoon.
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Crawl with
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crawl with
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.
? The kitchen was crawling with cockroaches.
? The scene of the incident was crawling with reporters for days afterwards.
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crawl with
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.
? The kitchen was crawling with cockroaches.
? The scene of the incident was crawling with reporters for days afterwards.
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Crazy like a fox
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crazy like a fox (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Behaving in a foolish, frivolous, or uncomprehending manner as a ruse for concealing clever deeds or deeper intentions.
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crazy like a fox (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Behaving in a foolish, frivolous, or uncomprehending manner as a ruse for concealing clever deeds or deeper intentions.
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Cream in one's jeans
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cream in one's jeans
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, of a man) To ejaculate while wearing one's trousers.
2. (idiomatic, vulgar, by extension) To experience an orgasm while clothed; to be thoroughly excited or delighted.
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cream in one's jeans
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, of a man) To ejaculate while wearing one's trousers.
2. (idiomatic, vulgar, by extension) To experience an orgasm while clothed; to be thoroughly excited or delighted.
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Cream of the crop
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This expression refers to the best people or things in a particular group.
cream of the crop
1. (idiomatic) The best or most desirable among some selection.
? They hoped to hire only the cream of the crop for the new project team.
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As usual, the cream of the crop of this year's graduates were offered the best jobs.
This expression refers to the best people or things in a particular group.
cream of the crop
1. (idiomatic) The best or most desirable among some selection.
? They hoped to hire only the cream of the crop for the new project team.
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As usual, the cream of the crop of this year's graduates were offered the best jobs.
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Cream rises to the top
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Someone or something exceptionally good will eventually attract attention or stand out from the rest, just as cream rises to the top in coffee or tea.
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I knew you'd succeed. As the saying goes: 'cream rises to the top'!
Someone or something exceptionally good will eventually attract attention or stand out from the rest, just as cream rises to the top in coffee or tea.
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I knew you'd succeed. As the saying goes: 'cream rises to the top'!
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Creative accounting
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This term refers to the presentation of a company's results in a way that, although generally legal, glosses over the problems and makes the results appear better than they are.
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It was suggested that some creative accounting might help to attract investors.
This term refers to the presentation of a company's results in a way that, although generally legal, glosses over the problems and makes the results appear better than they are.
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It was suggested that some creative accounting might help to attract investors.
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Creature comfort
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creature comfort (plural creature comforts)
1. (idiomatic) Any small item or detail that makes a person comfortable and at home.
? My stereo is a creature comfort. As long as I have it I can relax and be happy.
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creature comfort (plural creature comforts)
1. (idiomatic) Any small item or detail that makes a person comfortable and at home.
? My stereo is a creature comfort. As long as I have it I can relax and be happy.
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Creature comforts
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This expression refers to modern conveniences (such as hot water or central heating) that make life comfortable and pleasant.
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I need my creature comforts. I don't know how I'd survive without air-conditioning in this climate!
This expression refers to modern conveniences (such as hot water or central heating) that make life comfortable and pleasant.
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I need my creature comforts. I don't know how I'd survive without air-conditioning in this climate!
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Creature feature
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creature feature (plural creature features)
1. (idiomatic, film, humorous) A horror film in which one or more monsters plays a prominent role.
? "Godzilla" is one of the classic creature features.
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creature feature (plural creature features)
1. (idiomatic, film, humorous) A horror film in which one or more monsters plays a prominent role.
? "Godzilla" is one of the classic creature features.
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Credibility gap
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The extent of disbelief, of the difference between what you are asked to believe and what you are able to believe, is call a credibility gap.
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The growing credibility gap may lead to a serious loss of votes in the next elections.
The extent of disbelief, of the difference between what you are asked to believe and what you are able to believe, is call a credibility gap.
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The growing credibility gap may lead to a serious loss of votes in the next elections.
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Creep into
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creep into (third-person singular simple present creeps into, present participle creeping into, simple past and past participle crept into)
1. To enter something or somewhere by creeping.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To enter surreptitiously.
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creep into (third-person singular simple present creeps into, present participle creeping into, simple past and past participle crept into)
1. To enter something or somewhere by creeping.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To enter surreptitiously.
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Creme de la creme
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creme de la creme (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative spelling of crème de la crème.
crème de la crème
1. (idiomatic, singular only) Best of the best; something superlative. The very best.
? To be an astronaut you must be the crème de la crème.
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creme de la creme (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative spelling of crème de la crème.
crème de la crème
1. (idiomatic, singular only) Best of the best; something superlative. The very best.
? To be an astronaut you must be the crème de la crème.
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Crest of the wave
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If you are on the crest of a wave, you are very successful in what you are doing.
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Our company is going from success to success. We're on the crest of a wave right now.
If you are on the crest of a wave, you are very successful in what you are doing.
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Our company is going from success to success. We're on the crest of a wave right now.
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Criss-cross applesauce
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criss-cross applesauce (not comparable)
1. (childish, US, regional, idiomatic) (of sitting): cross-legged
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criss-cross applesauce (not comparable)
1. (childish, US, regional, idiomatic) (of sitting): cross-legged
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Crocodile tear
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crocodile tear (plural crocodile tears)
1. (idiomatic, often pluralized) A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
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crocodile tear (plural crocodile tears)
1. (idiomatic, often pluralized) A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
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Crocodile tears
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To shed crocodile tears means to shed false tears or show insincere grief.
crocodile tears
1. plural form of crocodile tear
2. (idiomatic) A display of tears that is forced or false.
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Caroline pretended to be sad but we all knew her tears were crocodile tears.
To shed crocodile tears means to shed false tears or show insincere grief.
crocodile tears
1. plural form of crocodile tear
2. (idiomatic) A display of tears that is forced or false.
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Caroline pretended to be sad but we all knew her tears were crocodile tears.
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Crooked as a dog's hind leg
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To say that someone is as crooked as a dog's hind leg means that they are very dishonest indeed.
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He can't be trusted - he's as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
To say that someone is as crooked as a dog's hind leg means that they are very dishonest indeed.
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He can't be trusted - he's as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
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