C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[coming out party] {n. phr.}
A debutante party in which a young girl is formally introduced to society.
Coming out parties used to be more popular in the early twentieth century than nowadays, primarily because they cost a lot of money.
[coming-out] {adj.}
Introducing a girl to polite society.
Mary's parents gave her a coming-out party when she was 17.
[comings and goings] {n. pl.}, {informal}
1. Times of arriving and going away; movements.
I can't keep up with the children's comings and goings.
2. Activities; doings; business.
Mary knows all the comings and goings in the neighborhood.
[command module] {n.}, {Space English}
1. One of the three main sections of the basic Apollo spacecraft. It weighs six tons and is cone shaped. It contains crew compartments and from it the astronauts can operate the lunar module (LM), the docking […]
[common as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all.
Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe.
The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe.
[common ground] {n.}
Shared beliefs, interests, or ways of understanding; ways in which people are alike.
Bob and Frank don't like each other because they have no common ground.
* /The only common ground between us is that we went to the same […]
[common touch] {n.}
The ability to be a friend of the people; friendly manner with everyone.
Voters like a candidate who has the common touch.