C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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[cry over spilled milk] or [cry over spilt milk] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be helped.
* /After the baby tore up Sue's picture book, Sue's mother told her […]
[cry wolf] {v. phr.}
To give a false alarm; warn of a danger that you know is not there.
The general said that the candidate was just crying wolf when he said that the army was too weak to fight for the country.
(From an old story about a shepherd […]
[crystal ball] {n.}
A ball, usually made of quartz crystal (glass) that is used by fortune-tellers.
The fortune-teller at the fair looked into her crystal ball and told me that I would take a long trip next year.
2. Any means of predicting the […]
[crystal gazing] {n.}
The attempt to predict future events.
The magician's specialty was crystal gazing.
[cub scout] {n.}
A member of the Cub Scouts, the junior branch of the Boy Scouts for boys 8—10 years of age.
Jimmie is only seven, too young to be a Cub Scout.