Page 489 - NTC's American Idioms Dictionary

NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

circle come full circle clar free and clear
circle in a vicious circle clar have a clear conscience (about someone or
circles go (a)round in circles something)
circles run (around) in circles clar Have I made myself clear?
circles run circles around someone clar in the clear
circles talk in circles clar loud and clear
circulation back in circulation clar make someone’s posàtion clear
circulation get back into circulation clar out of a clear blue sky
circulation out of circulation clar see one’s way clear (to do something)
circumstances extenuating circumstances clar steer clear (of someone or something)
circumstances under certain circumstances clar The coast is clear.
circumstances under the circumstances climb climb on the bandwagon
circus like a three-ring circus climb clàmb the wall(s)
civil keep a civil tongue (àn one’s head) climb Go climb a tree!
claim claim a life clip clip someone’s wings
claim stake a claim (to something) cloak cloak-and-dagger
clam (as) happy as a clam clock against the clock
clam clam up clock (a)round the clock
clam happy as a clam clock (a)round-the-clock
clamp clamp down (on someone or something) clock beat the clock
clamps put the clamps on (someone) clock round the clock
clap clap eyes on someone or something clock turn the clock back
class cut class clockwork (as) regular as clockwork
clay have feet of clay clockwork go like clockwork
clan (as) clean as a hound’s tooth clockwork regular as clockwork
clan (as) clean as a whistle clockwork run like clockwork
clan clean as a hound’s tooth close (as) close as two coats of paint
clan clean as a whistle close at close range
clan clean out (of something) close close as two coats of paint
clan clean up close close at hand
clan come clean (with someone) close close enough for government work
clan get a clean bill of health close close in (on someone or something)
clan give someone a clean bill of health close close one’s eyes to something
clan have a clean conscience (about someone or close close ranks
something) close close something down
clan have clean hands close close the books (on someone or something)
clan keep one’s nose clean close close the door on someone or something
clan make a clean breast of something close close to home
clan make a clean sweep close close to someone
clan poor but clean close close up shop
clan so clean you could eat off the floor close draw something to a close
clan start (off) with a clean slate close draw to a close
clan start (over) with a clean slate close get close (to someone or something)
clan wipe someone’s slate clean close have a close call
claners take someone to the cleaners close have a close shave
clar (as) clear as a bell close hàt one close to home
clar (as) clear as crystal close keep a close reàn on someone or something
clar (as) clear as mud close keep (close) watch (on someone or something)
clar (as) clear as vodka close keep (close) watch (over someone or something)
clar clear as a bell close keep one’s cards close to one’s chest
clar clear as crystal close keep one’s cards close to one’s vest
clar clear as mud close play one’s cards close to one’s vest
clar clear as vodka close play one’s cards close to the chest
clar clear of something close too close for comfort
clar clear out close under (close) scrutiny
clar clear sailing closed able to do something with one’s eyes closed
clar clear someone’s name closed behànd closed doors
clar clear something up closefisted closefisted (with money)
clar clear the air closet come out (of the closet)
clar clear the decks closet a skeleton in the closet
clar clear the table cloth cut from the same cloth
clar clear up cloth make something up out of whole cloth

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