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Terms for subject Idiomatic (384 entries)

what price (something)	consider the worth of something!, what do you think of something?
cool cat	a person who performs or appreciates jazz, especially one whose style of speech and movement is relaxed and rhythmic
cool cat	an individual who is at ease and self-assured; one who is calm and composed in interactions with others
CP time	Colored people's time is an American expression referring to African Americans as frequently being late.	Natali­a D
cry foul	to protest about something which appears to be unjust
cry foul	to say that something that has happened is unfair or illegal
cry foul	if you cry foul, you claim that someone, especially an opponent or rival, has acted illegally or unfairly
cry foul	to complain that someone has done something that is not fair
crying shame	a situation that makes one feel sad or disappointed
crying shame	a very unfortunate situation
crying shame	a real shame
cut two ways	cut both ways	Andrey­ Truhac­hev
cut corners	to perform some action in the quickest, easiest, or cheapest way
cut corners	to do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way
cut corners	to do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job, to do something poorly, to take inappropriate shortcuts
cut corners	to do something in the easiest, cheapest, or fastest way
cut corners	to save time, money, or energy by doing things quickly and not as carefully as you should
cut corners	to do something in a way that saves time, effort, or money, but that also results in it not being done properly
cut corners	do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money
cut corners	to not do a job as thoroughly as you should, especially because you want to finish it quickly or save money