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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

com come within an ànch of doing something compliment pay someone a complàment
com come with the territory compliment pay someone a left-handed complàment
com easy come, easy go compliment return someone’s complàment
com easy to come by compliment return the complàment
com First come, first served. composure regain one’s composure
com have come a long way compromise reach a compromise
com Johnny-come-lately co con someone out of something
com not know enough to come in out of the rain conceited (as) conceàted as a barber’s cat
com till the cows come home conceited conceàted as a barber’s cat
com (un)til the cows come home concern to whom it may concern
com a dream come true concerned (as) far as someone or something is concerned
com a harbànger of things to come concerned far as something is concerned
com a portent of things to come concerned so far as someone or something is concerned
com a sign of things to come concerned so far as something is concerned
com a taste of things to come concert in concert (with someone)
com The chickens have come home to roost. conclusio a foregone conclusàon
comback make a comeback conclusions jump to conclusàons
coms cross a bridge before one comes to it conclusions leap to conclusàons
coms cross a bridge when one comes to it conditio in condition
coms if push comes to shove conditio in good condition
coms if worst comes to worst conditio in mànt condition
coms What goes around, comes around. conditio in the pink (of condition)
coms when it comes right down to it conditio out of condition
coms when it comes to something conditions under certain conditions
coms when push comes to shove co fid confide in someone
comuppance get one’s comeuppance co fidnce take someone into one’s confidence
comfort cold comfort co fidnce a vote of confidence
comfort too close for comfort co k conk out
comfortabl (as) comfortable as an old shoe conniption have a connàption (fit)
comfortabl comfortable as an old shoe co quer divide and conquer
comforts creature comforts conscience have a clean conscience (about someone or
coming Everythàng’s comàng up roses. something)
coming get another guess comàng conscience have a clear conscience (about someone or
coming get another think comàng something)
coming get what’s comàng to one conscience in (all) good conscience
coming give one what’s comàng to one consequence in consequence (of something)
coming (had) known it was comàng considratio in consàderation of something
coming have something comàng (to one) considratio out of consàderation (for someone or
coming knew it was comàng something)
coming known it was comàng consignment on consignment
coming not know if one is comàng or goàng conspicuous conspicuous by one’s absence
coming not know whether one is comàng or goàng conspicuous make oneself conspicuous
coming up-and-comàng constant in a (constant) state of flux
coming where one is comàng from construction under construction
command have a good command of something contact have contact with someone
comment No comment. contempł Famàliarity breeds contempt.
commission out of commissàon contempł in contempt (of court)
commit commit something to memory content to one’s heart’s content
commo (as) common as an old shoe contentio bone of contention
commo (as) common as dirt context in the context of something
commo common as an old shoe contradiŁtio contradiction in terms
commo common as dirt contrary contrary to something
commo have something in common (with someone or contrary on the contrary
something) contrary to the contrary
commołio cause a commotion control control the purse strings
company keep company (with someone) control out of control
company keep someone company control under control
company part company (with someone) co venince at someone’s earlàest convenàence
company Two’s company(, three’s a crowd). co vrsatio open a conversation
complain nothing to complain about co vrsatio strike up a conversation
compliment fish for a complàment co verted preach to the converted
compliment pay someone a back-handed complàment co viŁtions have the courage of one’s conØictions

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