consume mass quantities »
To eat or drink abundant amounts of food or beverage.
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cool down »
To become less agitated.
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cool down »
To cause to become less agitated.
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coon's age »
A very long time.
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count sheep »
To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.
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covenant of salt »
A long-lasting agreement.
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cradle robber »
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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cross the floor »
To vote against one's own political party in parliament.
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cry out against »
To complain strongly, usually as a group.
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cry wolf »
To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.
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cut a wide swath »
To behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence.
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cut up »
To aggressively move in front of another vehicle.
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day and age »
A time period of years or more.
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dead set against »
Completely opposed, with no possibility of a change of mind.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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