Vocabulary
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Gain personal confidence
“She CAME OUT OF HER SHELL”
Visit; change opinion; affect someone
“Why don't you COME OVER for dinner?”
Do regularly, whatever the circumstances
“I'll be there COME RAIN OR SHINE”
Begin to deal with a problem
“We need to COME TO GRIPS WITH reality”
Become known or revealed
“The truth CAME TO LIGHT”
Feel acceptance toward something bad that has happened
“She needs to COME TO TERMS WITH it”
Turn out perfectly; succeed
“Everything CAME UP ROSES”
Insure someone's defeat, to frustrate someone's plans
“That really COOKED HIS GOOSE”
Very calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation
“He was COOL AS A CUCUMBER during the crisis”
Wait; be kept waiting
“I had to COOL MY HEELS for an hour”
Be very expensive
“That new car COST me AN ARM AND A LEG”
A lazy person who watches a great deal of television
“He's A COUCH POTATO”
Very hungry
“I'M SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT A HORSE”
Rely or depend on someone
“You can always COUNT ON me”
Be grateful for what you have
“You should COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS”
Don't assume that something will happen or be successful before it actually occurs
“Don't COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH”
Protect or support someone
“Thanks for COVERING MY BACK in the meeting”
Hide evidence of one's activities
“He tried to COVER HIS TRACKS”
Smile slightly
“She couldn't even CRACK A SMILE at my joke”
Enforce rules more strictly
“Police are CRACKING DOWN on speeding”
Solve a problem; figure something out
“She CRACKED THE CODE”
Laugh uncontrollably; go crazy
“I CRACKED UP when I heard the joke”
Study intensively right before a test
“I need to CRAM FOR THE EXAM”
Attend a party without being invited
“They CRASHED THE PARTY”
