Idioms Beginning With: 'C'

• Cake's not worth the candle
• Calf lick
• Call a spade a spade
• Call it a day
• Call on the carpet
• Call the dogs off
• Call the shots
• Call the tune
• Call time
• Calm before the storm
• Camel's nose
• Can of worms
• Can't beat that
• Can't dance and it's too wet to plow
• Can't do it for toffee
• Can't get a word in edgeways
• Can't get to 1st base
• Can't hack it
• Can't hold a candle
• Can't see the forest for its trees
• Can't see your hand in front of your face
• Canary in a coal mine
• Cap in hand
• Card up your sleeve
• Carpetbagger
• Carrot and stick
• Carry the can
• Carry the day
• Case by case
• Case in point
• Cash cow
• Cash in your chips
• Cast a long shadow
• Cast aspersion
• Cast doubt on
• Cast iron stomach
• Cast pearls before swine
• Cast sheep's eyes at
• Cast your eye over
• Cast your mind back
• Cast your net widely
• Casting vote
• Castles in the air
• Cat among the pigeons
• Cat and dog life
• Cat and mouse
• Cat burglar
• Cat fur and kitty britches
• Cat got your tongue?
• Cat nap

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