C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[clay pigeon] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
1. A popular target at practice shooting made of clay and roughly resembling a pigeon; an easy target that doesn't move.
All he can shoot is a clay pigeon.
2. A person who, like a clay pigeon in target […]
[clean]
See:
[COME CLEAN],
[KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN],
[MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF],
[NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN],
[TAKE TO ONE'S HEELS] also [SHOW A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS].
[clean bill of health] {n. phr.}
1. A certificate that a person or animal has no infectious disease.
The government doctor gave Jones a clean bill of health when he entered the country.
2. {informal}
A report that a person is free of guilt or […]
[clean break] {n. phr.}
A complete separation.
Tom made a clean break with his former girlfriends before marrying Pamela.
[clean hands] {n. phr.}, {slang}
Freedom from guilt or dishonesty; innocence.
John grew up in a bad neighborhood, but he grew up with clean hands.
There was much proof against Bill, but he swore he had clean hands.
[clean out] {v.}
1. {slang}
To take everything from; empty; strip.
George's friends cleaned him out when they were playing cards last night.
The sudden demand for paper plates soon cleaned out the stores.
2. {informal}
To get rid of; remove; […]
[clean slate] {n. phr.}
A record of nothing but good conduct, without any errors or bad deeds; past acts that are all good without any bad ones.
* /Johnny was sent to the principal for whispering. He had a clean slate so the principal did not punish […]
[clean sweep] {n. phr.}
A complete victory.
Our candidate for the United States Senate made a clean sweep over his opponent.
[clean up] {v. phr.}
1. To wash and make oneself presentable.
After quitting for the day in the garage, Tim decided to clean up and put on a clean shirt.
2. To finish; terminate.
* /The secretary promised her boss to clean up all the unfinished […]
[clean-up] {n.}
1. An act of removing all the dirt from a given set of objects.
What this filthy room needs is an honest clean-up.
2. The elimination of pockets of resistance during warfare or a police raid.
* /The FBI conducted a clean-up […]