English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
Alphabetical List of Idioms C, page 10
Idioms C, page 10: from: 'cold turkey' to: 'come rain or shine'
- cold turkey
- This term means to immediately and completely stop an addictive
substance, a regular activity or a behavioural pattern, instead of ending it gradually.
"When Dave decided to stop smoking, he did it cold turkey on January 1st."
- This term means to immediately and completely stop an addictive
substance, a regular activity or a behavioural pattern, instead of ending it gradually.
- collect dust
- If something is collecting dust, it hasn't been touched
or used for a long period of time.
"My dad doesn't play golf any more. His clubs are collecting dust now."
- If something is collecting dust, it hasn't been touched
or used for a long period of time.
- collect one's thoughts
- If you collect your thoughts, you try to think calmly
and clearly in order to prepare yourself mentally for something.
"Anne stopped to collect her thoughts before calling back the unsatisfied customer."
- If you collect your thoughts, you try to think calmly
and clearly in order to prepare yourself mentally for something.
- off colour
- If you are off colour, you look or feel ill.
"What's the matter with Tom? He looks a bit off colour today."
- If you are off colour, you look or feel ill.
- come apart at the seams
- To say that someone is coming apart at the seams means
that they are extremely upset or under severe mental stress.
"Bob has had so many problems lately, he's coming apart at the seams."
- To say that someone is coming apart at the seams means
that they are extremely upset or under severe mental stress.
- come clean
- To come clean about something means to tell the truth.
"The boy was encouraged to come clean and tell the authorities what happened."
- To come clean about something means to tell the truth.
- come hell or high water
- If you say that you will do something come hell or high water,
you mean that you will do it in spite of the difficulties involved.
"Come hell or high water, I've got to be on time for the interview."
- If you say that you will do something come hell or high water,
you mean that you will do it in spite of the difficulties involved.
- come in all shapes and sizes
- Something that can be found in many different forms, types or
varieties, comes in all shapes and sizes.
"Computers come in all shapes and sizes these days."
- Something that can be found in many different forms, types or
varieties, comes in all shapes and sizes.
- come in handy
- To say that something may come in handy means
that it may be useful some time or other.
"Don't throw away those old shelves; they may come in handy one day."
- To say that something may come in handy means
that it may be useful some time or other.
- come into one's own
- When you come into your own, you finally obtain
rightful recognition of your ability or talent and begin to have success.
"He's a talented violinist who has at last come into his own."
- When you come into your own, you finally obtain
rightful recognition of your ability or talent and begin to have success.
- come to a bad end
- If someone comes to a bad end, their actions lead
to disastrous consequences which are sometimes deserved or predictable.
"If that boy doesn't change his ways, he'll come to a bad end."
- If someone comes to a bad end, their actions lead
to disastrous consequences which are sometimes deserved or predictable.
- come to blows
- If two or more people come to blows, they start to fight.
"The debate was so intense that the participants almost came to blows."
- If two or more people come to blows, they start to fight.
- come to the crunch
- To talk about what to do if or when a situation comes to
the crunch means when it becomes critical and a decision has to be made.
"I'm running out of money. If it comes to the crunch, I'll sell my car."
- To talk about what to do if or when a situation comes to
the crunch means when it becomes critical and a decision has to be made.
- come to grief
- If someone or something comes to grief, they
either have an accident, are destroyed or end in failure.
"Their plans for a golf course came to grief when it was decided to build a motorway."
- If someone or something comes to grief, they
either have an accident, are destroyed or end in failure.
- come to grips (with something)
- If you come to grips with a problem or
difficult situation, you start to understand it or deal with it appropriately.
"After the initial shock, the patient began to come to grips with his disability."
- If you come to grips with a problem or
difficult situation, you start to understand it or deal with it appropriately.
- come rain or shine
- If you do something come rain or shine, you do it whatever happens,
no matter what the weather or other circumstances may be.
"My parents go walking every morning, come rain or shine."
- If you do something come rain or shine, you do it whatever happens,
no matter what the weather or other circumstances may be.
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