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come out of one's shell
Gain personal confidence
“She CAME OUT OF HER SHELL”
come over
To visit; to change opinion; to affect someone
“Why don't you COME OVER for dinner?”
come rain or shine
Do regularly, whatever the circumstances
“I'll be there COME RAIN OR SHINE”
come to grips with
To begin to deal with a problem
“We need to COME TO GRIPS WITH reality.”
come to light
To become known or revealed
“The truth CAME TO LIGHT”
come to terms with
Feel acceptance toward something bad that has happened
“She needs to COME TO TERMS WITH it”
come up roses
To turn out perfectly; to succeed
“Everything CAME UP ROSES”
cook someone's goose
To insure someone's defeat, to frustrate someone's plans
“That really COOKED HIS GOOSE”
cool as a cucumber
Very calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation
“He was COOL AS A CUCUMBER during the crisis”
cool your heels
To wait; to be kept waiting
“I had to COOL MY HEELS for an hour.”
cost an arm and a leg
To be very expensive
“That new car COST me AN ARM AND A LEG”
couch potato
A lazy person who watches a great deal of television
“He's A COUCH POTATO”
could eat a horse
Very hungry
“I'M SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT A HORSE”
count on
To rely or depend on someone
“You can always COUNT ON me”
count your blessings
To be grateful for what you have
“You should COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS”
count your chickens before they hatch
Don't assume that something will happen or be successful before it actually occurs
“Don't COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH”
cover someone's back
To protect or support someone
“Thanks for COVERING MY BACK in the meeting.”
cover your tracks
To hide evidence of one's activities
“He tried to COVER HIS TRACKS”
crack a smile
To smile slightly
“She couldn't even CRACK A SMILE at my joke”
crack down
To enforce rules more strictly
“Police are CRACKING DOWN on speeding”
crack the code
To solve a problem; to figure something out
“She CRACKED THE CODE”
crack up
To laugh uncontrollably; to go crazy
“I CRACKED UP when I saw their proposal.”
cram for an exam
To study intensively right before a test
“I need to CRAM FOR THE EXAM tonight.”
crash a party
To attend a party without being invited
“They CRASHED THE PARTY”