C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[carriage trade] {n.}, {literary}
Rich or upper class people.
The hotel is so expensive that only the carriage trade stays there.
The carriage trade buys its clothes at the best stores.
[carrot and stick] {n. phr.}
The promise of reward and threat of punishment, both at the same time.
John's father used the carrot and stick when he talked about his low grades.
[carry --- off one's feet]
See:
[KNOCK OFF ONE'S FEET],
[SWEEP OFF ONE'S FEET].
[carry a torch] or [carry the torch] {v. phr.}
1. To show great and unchanging loyalty to a cause or a person.
Although the others gave up fighting for their rights, John continued to carry the torch.
2. {informal}
To be in love, usually without […]
[carry a tune] {v. phr.}
To sing the right notes without catching any false ones.
Al is a wonderful fellow, but he sure can't carry a tune and his singing is a pain to listen to.
[carry away] {v.}
To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight to the loss of cool judgment.
The music carried her away.
He let his anger carry him away.
- Often used in the passive,
She was carried away by the man's charm.
* /He […]