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cover one's feetto lower one's garment, especially to urinate or defecate.Rate it:

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crank upTo increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.Rate it:

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crank upTo start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.Rate it:

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crawl before you walkTo learn the basics before doing something at a more advanced level.Rate it:

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crawl withTo include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.Rate it:

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cream offTo extract the cream or creamy part from something.Rate it:

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cream offTo use a cream to remove something.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter something or somewhere by creeping.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something that's superlative. The very best.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something superlative. The very best.Rate it:

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crème de la crèmecrème de la crème (the best of something)Rate it:

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cross offTo finish; to mark something as complete.Rate it:

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cross the lineTo overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.Rate it:

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crowd-pleaserSomething that is pleasing to the majority of a group.Rate it:

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cry foulTo protest about something which appears to be unjust.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:

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cry uncleTo beg for mercy; to give up; to ask to stop (something painful or unbearable).Rate it:

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culo veo, culo quieroUsed when someone wants something that another person hasRate it:

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cupboard loveAn affection shown only to get somethingRate it:

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curae habere aliquidto have laid something to heart; to take an interest in a thing.Rate it:

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curiosity got the better of meTo gain superiority, mastery, or an advantage over someone or something; to get control over someone or something.Rate it:

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cut baitTo give up on something in order to pursue something else.Rate it:

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cut cornersTo do a less than thorough or complete job; to do something poorly or take short cuts.Rate it:

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cut downTo reduce the amount of something.Rate it:

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cut down to sizeDiminish the prestige or exaggerated importance of someone or something to reduce (them) to a suitable stature; To humble or humiliateRate it:

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cut it closeTo judge or finish something close to its limit.Rate it:

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cut it fineTo achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.Rate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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cut to the chaseTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.Rate it:

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Cut Your Eyeteeth on SomethingTo become sensible at a young age; to have experienceRate it:

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da lachen ja die HühnerExclamation at something ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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Davy Jones's lockerThe bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost.Rate it:

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day in, day outEvery day; daily; constantly or continuously; especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous.Rate it:

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de capite deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...) aliquidto subtract something from the capital.Rate it:

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de potestate decedereto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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dead ringerSomeone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.Rate it:

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dead weightThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.Rate it:

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death knellA sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something.Rate it:

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deathblowSomething that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.Rate it:

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deep sixTo discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.Rate it:

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deep-sixTo get rid of something unwanted.Rate it:

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deep-sixTo throw something overboard from a ship.Rate it:

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depend onTo be dependent on something or someone for support or help.Rate it:

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deponere magistratumto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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did i stutter?Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.Rate it:

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die the way one livedTo die because of or after doing something characteristic of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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dig outTo find, or retrieve something by removing overlying material, or material that hides itRate it:

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dig out of a holeTo save someone or something from trouble.Rate it:

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