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Headlines: Obama condemns Quran burning ‘bigotry’Word buzz: In the mood for idioms?InpaperMagzine December 25, 2010


Clutch play: An activity or something that is central to the success or failure of something.

Cock and bull story: A lie.
Cold light of day: To see things in the cold light of day is to see things clearly as they really are.
Cold sweat: When someone breaks into a cold sweat, it means they are really frightened.
Collateral damage: Accidental damage caused alongside the target.
Collect dust: When something collects dust, it is not being used anymore.
Colour bar: Restriction on access or usage due to race or ethnicity.
Come clean: To admit a wrongdoing or dishonesty.
Come of age: When something or someone reaches maturity or their full potential.
Come on the heels of: To come on the heels of something is to follow something immediately.
Come out in the wash: When something can come out in the wash, it doesn’t have any permanent negative effect.

Come out of the woodwork: When things come out of the woodwork, they appear unexpectedly.
Come to a head: When an event comes to a head, it reaches a crisis.
Come to call: To respond promptly.
Come up roses: To produce positive results, especially if the thing has been going wrong at first.
Come up smelling of roses: To emerge from some situation with more respect.
Comes with the territory: To be part of a job, or automatically included in something.
Comfort zone: A place or a situation where someone feels comfortable.
Cook someone’s goose: To spoil someone’s plan or thing.
Could eat a horse: To be very hungry.
Couldn’t give two hoots: Not to care much about something.
Country mile: Used to signify a long distance.