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#Idioms Chalk up – record, score. Chalk up another one for | For English

#Idioms


Chalk up – record, score. Chalk up another one for the team. They
won the championship.


Change of heart - a change in the way one feels about something.
I wasn’t planning to spend the holidays with my family, but after
speaking with my mother, I had a change of heart.


Chickenfeed – a small amount of money. Taking the whole family
on that cruise is certainly not going to be chickenfeed.


Chip in – contribute. We are all going to chip in and give the teacher a gift.


Chip off the old block – child who looks or acts just like his or
her parent. He reminds me so much of his father. He’s a chip off
the old block.


Chip on one’s shoulder – quarrelsome attitude, quick to anger. I was afraid to ask her for a favor. It looked like she had a chip on her shoulder.


Cinch – easy. Adding and subtracting was always a cinch.


Clamp down – become stricter. Because he came home from the
party so late, his father said he will start to clamp down on his curfew.


Clean up – make a big profit. Since he started his new business, he’s
really cleaning up.


Clear the air – calm anger and remove misunderstanding. We were tired of fighting, so we decided to start talking and clear the air.


Coast is clear – no enemy is in sight. Take the present out of the
closet when the coast is clear.


Come a long way – make great progress. He came a long way in his
recovery from surgery
.


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