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Cheek by jowl

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When people are cheek by jowl, they are crammed uncomfortably close together.


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The refugees are living cheek by jowl in a temporary camp.




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Cheeky monkey

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cheeky monkey (plural cheeky monkeys)
1. (UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, idiomatic) An impudent person.


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Cheer up

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cheer up
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to become happy
? Cheer up! Things could be worse.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) to make someone happy
? The arrival of the unexpected letter cheered him up almost immediately.
cheer up!
1. an encouragement


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Cheese it

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cheese it!
1. (idiomatic, slang) An imperative used as a warning to stop, hide, or flee


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Cheesed off

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If someone is cheesed off with something, they are annoyed, upset, bored or frustrated.


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1. Jenny is absolutely cheesed off with her job.
2. I'm really cheesed off about the lack of hand dryers in this washroom!





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Chemical imbalance

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chemical imbalance (plural chemical imbalances)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see chemical,‎ imbalance.
2. (euphemistic) Mental illness.


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Chemically imbalanced

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chemically imbalanced (comparative more chemically imbalanced, superlative most chemically imbalanced)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see chemically,‎ imbalanced.
2. (euphemistic) Mentally ill.


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Cherry pick

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When you cherry pick, you choose something with great care and select only the best.


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Top university graduates are often cherry-picked by large companies.




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Cherry-pick

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cherry-pick (third-person singular simple present cherry-picks, present participle cherry-picking, simple past and past participle cherry-picked)
1. (idiomatic) To pick out the best or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.
? From all the available statistics, the politician cherry


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Cherry pick

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When you cherry pick, you choose something with great care and select only the best.


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Top university graduates are often cherry-picked by large companies.




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Chesterfield rugby

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chesterfield rugby (uncountable)
1. (Canada, idiomatic, euphemistic) Sexual activity.


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Chestnut

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1. A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
2. The nut of this tree or shrub.
3. (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
Chestnut colour:   

4. A reddish-brown horse.


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Chew off

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chew off
1. (transitive) Used other than as an idiom: see chew,‎ off.
? I'd sooner chew off my hand than go out with you.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To reprimand, to scold


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Chew on

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chew on
1. (transitive, idiomatic) to consider, to ponder


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Chew out

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chew out
1. (idiomatic, US) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.
? His dad chewed him out after seeing the failing grades.


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Chew the cud

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chew the cud
1. (idiomatic, of a person) to meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate


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Chew the fat

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chew the fat (third-person singular simple present chews the fat, present participle chewing the fat, simple past and past participle chewed the fat)
1. (idiomatic) To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
? We're not supposed to waste time chewing the fat with the customers.


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Chew the scenery

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chew the scenery
1. (idiomatic, performing arts) To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.


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Chew up

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chew up (third-person singular simple present chews up, present participle chewing up, simple past and past participle chewed up)
1. (transitive) to chew so as to make something pulpy
? She had to chew up the food for him because his teeth are too small.
? My dog always chews up my daughter's teddy bears.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) to


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Chicken feed

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An amount of money considered small or unimportant is called chicken feed.
Also, a very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money.


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I got a job during the holidays but the pay was chicken feed.


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Chicken fillet

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chicken fillet (plural chicken fillets)
1. Used other than as an idiom: A piece of chicken breast meat.
2. (slang) A piece of rubber or silicone placed in a woman's bra under the breast to increase apparent size and/or create more cleavage.


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Chicken out

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chicken out
1. (idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
? We almost convinced his dad to ride the roller coaster, but he chickened out when he saw how high it went.


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Chicken out of

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If you chicken out of something, you decide not to do something because you are afraid.


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He decided to join a karate class, but chickened out  at the last minute.




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Chickens come home to roost

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If you say that chickens have come home to roost, you mean that bad or embarrassing things done in the past by someone are now causing problems for that person.
A person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.


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As tenants the couple were noisy and disorderly.  Now they can't find a place to rent.  The chickens have come home to roost!




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Child's play

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child's play (uncountable)
1. Used other than as an idiom: the play of a child.
2. (idiomatic) Something particularly simple or easy.
? Compared to my last job, this is child's play.


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Chill girl

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chill girl (plural chill girls)
1. (slang, Internet, usually pejorative) A woman who denies or dismisses sexism and/or misogyny.
2. Used other than as an idiom: see chill,‎ girl.


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Chill out

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When people chill out, often after a period of heavy work or nervous tension, they do something that helps them to calm down and relax for a while.


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After a week of exams, the students needed to go and chill out.




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Chill wind

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If you face or feel the chill wind of something, you are beginning to encounter the problems or trouble it causes.


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Many building companies are facing the chill wind of the recession.




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Chill wind of something

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If you face or feel the chill wind of something, you are beginning to encounter the problems or trouble it causes.


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Many building companies are facing the chill wind of the recession.




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Chime in

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If you chime in, you interrupt or join a conversation, especially to repeat or agree with something.
To talk; to join in conversation or discussion. To agree, to harmonize, to concord.


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1. As I explained to the bus driver what had happened, the other passengers chimed in and gave their version.
2. We appreciate your input, so please don't hesitate to chime in with comments and questions.





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Chin up

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chin up
1. (idiomatic) Be happy; cheer up.
? Chin up, it’s your birthday


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China syndrome

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China syndrome (plural China syndromes)
1. (idiomatic, nuclear physics, uncountable) A hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.
2. (idiomatic, coun


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Chinaman on one's back

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Chinaman on one's back (plural not attested)
1. A drug addiction.
2. Withdrawal symptoms.


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Chinaman's chance

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Chinaman's chance (plural Chinamen's chances)
1. (idiomatic, offensive) No chance; zero possibility; a high or almost certain risk of death or failure.


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Chinese arithmetic

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If something is very complicated or difficult to understand, it is said to be like Chinese arithmetic.


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When he tried to explain the rules of the game to me, it was like Chinese arithmetic!




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Chinese compliment

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Chinese compliment (plural Chinese compliments)
1. (slang, idiomatic) A pretense of deference; a veiled or subtle insult.


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Chinese overtime

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Chinese overtime (uncountable)
1. (US, idiomatic) Any form of overtime in which increasing the hours worked reduces the hourly rate.


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Chinese puzzle

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Chinese puzzle (plural Chinese puzzles)
1. (slang, idiomatic) A senseless situation.


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Chinese wall

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Chinese Wall (plural Chinese Walls)
1. (idiomatic, jargon) A barrier of silence and secrecy established within an organization in order to cope with confidentiality requirements.


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Chink up

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chink up
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To fill cracks in something, for example a wall.


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Chip away

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chip away
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To reduce or weaken bit by bit.


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Chip in

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chip in
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.
? If we all chip in, we can afford to buy a pizza for lunch.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic, UK, informal) To interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment.
3. (transitive, idiomatic) To contribute
? He chipped in twenty for t


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Chip on one's shoulder

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chip on one's shoulder
1. A form of challenge, in the same spirit as a medieval knight throwing down his gauntlet.
2. (idiomatic) A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.
3. (idiomatic) A tendency to take offence quickly.


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Chip on your shoulder

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If someone has a chip on their shoulder, the feel resentful because they feel they are being treated unfairly, especially because of their background, their sex or their colour.


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He's got a chip on his shoulder because he's from a working-class family.




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Chip shot

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chip shot (plural chip shots)
1. (golf) An approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.
2. (American football) A relatively easy field goal, made from a short distance.
3. (soccer) A shot in which the ball is kicke


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Chip up

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chip up
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause something to have cracks or dents.


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Chirk up

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chirk up
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become more cheerful, perk up.


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Chirpy as a cricket

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as chirpy as an cricket
1. (simile) Very chirpy; full of energy; very energetic


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Chocolate hot dog

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chocolate hot dog (plural chocolate hot dogs)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) a piece of faeces


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Choke off

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choke off
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To get rid of, cause to come to an end.
2. To stop a person in the execution of a purpose.
? to choke off a speaker by uproar


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