C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[cathouse] {n.}, {slang}
A house of ill repute, a house of prostitution.
Massage parlors are frequently cathouses in disguise.
[caught short] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Not having enough of something when you need it.
Mrs. Ford was caught short when the newspaper boy came for his money a day early.
The man was caught short of clothes when he had to go on a trip.
[cause eyebrows to raise] {v. phr.}
To do something that causes consternation; to shock others.
When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman's wig, he caused eyebrows to raise.
[cave in] {v.}
1. To fall or collapse inward.
The mine caved in and crushed three miners.
Don't climb on that old roof. It might cave in.
2. {informal}
To weaken and be forced to give up.
* /The children begged their father to take them to […]
[cease fire] {v.}
To give a military command ordering soldiers to stop shooting.
"Cease fire!" the captain cried, and the shooting stopped.
[cease-fire] {n.}
A period of negotiated nonaggression, when the warring parties involved promise not to attack.
Unfortunately, the cease-fire in Bosnia was broken many times by all parties concerned.