Idioms

Cost an arm and a leg

very expensive

Couch potato

a person who watches too much television

Crash and burn

to fail completely

Creature comforts

luxuries

Cross the bridge when you come to it

deal with something only when necessary

Cry in the wilderness

unrealistic demand; unpopular opinion

Cudgel one's brain

think hard

Cup of joe

a cup of coffee

Cup of tea

one's chosen or preferred thing

Curry favour

flattery, obsequiousness

Curtain lecture

wife scolding her husband in private

Cut a poor/sorry figure

create a wrong impression

Cut and dried

ready made

Cut no ice

have no influence or effect

Cut one's coat according to one's cloth

live within one's means

Cut someone some slack

not to judge someone severly; don't be so critical

Cut him some slack - he is new to be job

Cut the Gordian knot

solve or remove a problem

A leader must have the ability to cut the Gordian knot

Cut the mustard

to succeed

Cut to the chase

come to the point

Cut to the quick

hurt intensely