chip in »
To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.
|
chip off the old block »
Someone who takes after their parent.
|
chip on one's shoulder »
A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.
|
chopped liver »
A person or object which is not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.
|
chump-change »
Of or pertaining to something of little monetary value.
|
claim to fame »
That for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous.
|
clamp down on »
To take measures to stop something; to put an end to.
|
clean code »
Software code that is formatted correctly and in an organized manner so that another coder can easily read or modify it.
|
clean house »
To reform by removing undesirable personnel and procedures.
|
clean someone's clock »
To defeat decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.
|
clean up »
To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.
|
clean up »
To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.
|
climb up »
To gradually ascend something.
|
close down »
To surround someone, as to impede their movement.
|
close off »
To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
|
| Search from any page on the Web with Abbreviations.com AutoSearch. It's free! |
