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Cheer on
Encourage
“Their CHEERED their team ON throughout the match.”
Cheer up
Be less unhappy
“Come on, CHEER UP; it isn't all bad, you know.”
Chew off
Remove by biting
“The dog CHEWED OFF the man's face.”
Chew on
Thinks about something carefully before deciding
“I'll CHEW ON it for a day or two and let you know what I think.”
Chew out
Criticize someone angrily
“They CHEWED him OUT for being late.”
Chew over
Think about an issue
“He asked for a few days to CHEW the matter OVER before he made a final decision.”
Chew up
Cut into small pieces with your teeth
“The puppy CHEWED UP the newspaper.”
Chicken out
Be too afraid to do something
“I CHICKENED OUT of the bungee jumping when I saw how high it was.”
Chill out
Relax
“I'm staying at home and CHILLING OUT this evening.”
Chime in
Contribute to a discussion
“If it's OK, I'd like to CHIME IN because I think it's a good idea.”
Chip away at
Gradually reduce something to make it less powerful, effective, etc
“They have been CHIPPING AWAY AT his reputation ever since he took office.”
Chip in
Contribute some money
“Everybody CHIPPED IN to pay the bill.”
Choke off
Stop or restrict
“These guerilla attacks are CHOKING OFF our food shipments.”
Choke out
Clog or overwhelm
“Water hyacinth is CHOKING OUT the native vegetation in our rivers.”
Choke up
Become tearfully emotional
“Jeff CHOKED UP during his retirement speech.”
Choose up
Form groups or teams
“We CHOSE UP to play the game.”
Chop down
Fell or cut down a tree
“They CHOPPED DOWN most of the forest and now it looks like a desert.”
Chop up
Cut into small pieces
“I CHOPPED UP the vegetables for the soup.”
Chow down
Eat
“Dinner's ready- CHOW DOWN!.”
Chow down on
Eat something
“We're going to CHOW DOWN ON that barbecued pork.”
Chuck away
Dispose of something you no longer need or want
“I CHUCKED AWAY all my old records years ago when CDs came out.”
Chuck in
Quit something
“I CHUCKED my job IN to go travelling.”
Chuck out
Dispose of something you no longer need or want
“I CHUCKED OUT some stuff I found in the fridge that had gone bad.”
Chuck up
Vomit, be sick
“He got ridiculously drunk and CHUCKED UP in the back of the minicab on the way home.”
Churn out
Produce, usually quickly or in large amounts without much regard to quality
“The government CHURNS OUT educational policies every few months.”
Clag up
Make something sticky
“His arteries are CLAGGED UP because he eats so much saturated fat.”
Clam up
Be quiet, refuse to speak
“Everybody CLAMMED UP when the Principal entered.”
Clamp down on
Restrict or try to stop something
“The government are CLAMPING DOWN ON antisocial behaviour.”
Claw back
Get money back
“The new tax will CLAW BACK what the government has given out in grants.”
Clean off
Remove dirt or something dirty
“After dinner, I CLEANED OFF the table.”
Clean out
Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted things.
“I really must CLEAN the study OUT; there's stuff all over the floor and piles of paper everywhere.”
Clear away
Leave a place
“We were told to CLEAR AWAY from the scene of the accident.”
Clear off
Leave somewhere quickly
“As soon as the trouble started, we CLEARED OFF.”
Clear out
Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff.
“I spent the whole weekend CLEARING OUT the attic as it was full of papers and other junk.”
Clear up
Cure or recover from an infection
“I took the antihistamines and the rash CLEARED UP right away.”
Click through
Open an advertisement on the Internet
“Only a tiny fraction of users ever bother CLICKING THROUGH the banner adverts.”
Climb down
Accept that you are wrong and change your position
“The Prime Minister had to CLIMB DOWN over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party.”
Cling on
Hold tight
“He told me to CLING ON as the motorbike accelerated.”
Cling on to
Try to keep something
“They CLUNG ON TO power despite the protests.”
Cling to
Try to maintain beliefs, hopes, etc.
“They CLING TO their old way of thinking.”
Clock in
Record the time of arriving at work on a machine
“If we don't CLOCK IN, we have our pay docked.”
Clock off
Record the time you leave work
“WE CLOCKED OFF at five o'clock and went for a drink.”
Clock on
Record the time of arriving at work on a machine
“We have to CLOCK ON when we arrive.”
Clock out
Record the time you leave work
“We CLOCKED OUT at six o'clock and went home.”
Clock up
Win, score or achieve results
“They have CLOCKED UP five wins since the season started.”
Clog up
Block, slow movement right down
“The traffic's so bad the roads get CLOGGED UP at rush hour.”
Close in
Surround, envelop
“The fog CLOSED IN and we couldn't see two yards in front of us.”
Close in on
Get near someone
“The police were CLOSING IN ON the gang.”
Close in upon
Get near someone
“The police were CLOSING IN UPON the gang.”
Close off
Block a place to stop people entering
“The police CLOSED the road OFF after the explosion.”