C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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Contents of C:
[come to a dead end] {v. phr.}
To reach a point from which one cannot proceed further, either because of a physical obstacle or because of some forbidding circumstance.
* /Our car came to a dead end; the only way to get out was to drive back in […]
[come to blows] {v. phr.}
To begin to fight.
The two quarreling boys came to blows after school.
The two countries came to blows because one wanted to be independent from the other.
[come to grief] {v. phr.}
To have a bad accident or disappointment; meet trouble or ruin; end badly; wreck; fail.
Bill came to grief learning to drive a car.
* /Nick's hopes for a new house came to grief when the house he was building burned […]
[come to grips with] {v. phr.}
1. To get hold of (another wrestler) in close fighting.
After circling around for a minute, the two wrestlers came to grips with each other.
2. To struggle seriously with (an idea or problem).
* /Mr. Blake's […]
[come to hand] {v. phr.}
To be received or obtained.
Father's letter was mailed from Florida last week and came to hand today.
The new books came to hand today.
New information about the boy's disappearance came to hand yesterday.
[come to light] {v. phr.}
To be discovered; become known; appear.
John's thefts from the bank where he worked came to light when the bank examiners made an inspection.
When the old woman died it came to light that she was actually rich.
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[come to mind] {v. phr.}
To occur to someone.
A new idea for the advertising campaign came to mind as I was reading your book.
[come to nothing] also {formal} [come to naught] {v. phr.}
To end in failure; fail; be in vain.
The dog's attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing.