C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[cross one's mind] or [pass through one's mind] {v. phr.}
To be a sudden or passing thought; be thought of by someone; come to your mind; occur to you.
* /At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia's waving, but then it crossed his mind that she was trying […]
[cross one's path] {v. phr.}
To meet or encounter someone; to come upon someone more by accident than by plan.
Surprisingly, I crossed John's path in Central Park one afternoon.
[cross street] {n.}
A street that crosses a main street and runs on both sides of it.
Elm Street is a cross street on Main Street and there is a traffic light there.
Compare: [THROUGH STREET].
[cross swords] {v. phr.}, {literary}
To have an argument with; fight. — Often used with "with".
Don't argue with the teacher; you're not old enough to cross swords with her.
[cross the wire] {v. phr.}
To finish a race.
The Russian crossed the wire just behind the American.
[cross up] {v.}, {informal}
1. To block or upset; throw into confusion or disorder.
We were going to catch him at the gate, but he crossed us up by going in the back way.
* /Father crossed up the surprise party we had planned for him by not […]
[cross-check] (1) {v.}
To test the truth of by examining in different ways or by seeing different reports about.
If you see something in a book that may not be true, be sure to crosscheck it in other books.
[cross-check] (2) {n.}
The testing of the truth of by checking one report against another or others.
A cross-check with other books will show us if this story is true.
[crow before one is out of the woods] {v. phr.}
To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. — Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb, "Don't crow before you are out of the woods."
* /John thought his team would win […]