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[closed-door]  {adj.}

Away from the public; in private or in secret; limited to a few.

The officers of the club held a closed-door meeting.

The committee decided on a closed-door rule for the investigation.

Compare: [IN PRIVATE].

[closet]

See: [SKELETON IN THE CLOSET].

[clothes]

See: [BEST BIB AND TUCKER] or [SUNDAY-GO-TO-MEETING CLOTHES].

[clothing]

See: [WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING].

[cloud]

See:

[EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING],

[IN THE CLOUDS],

[ON CLOUD NINE],

[UNDER A CLOUD].

[clover]

See: [FOUR-LEAF CLOVER], [IN CLOVER] or [IN THE CLOVER].

[club]

See: [CHRISTMAS CLUB].

[cluck and grunt]  {n.},  {slang},  {avoid it in restaurants}

The familiar restaurant dish of ham and eggs; since ham is made of pork (and pigs grunt) and eggs come from hens (which cluck.)

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[clutch]

See: [RIDE THE BRAKE].

[coal]

See:

[CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE],

[HAUL OVER THE COALS] or [RAKE OVER THE COALS],

[HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON ONE'S HEAD].