Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

candy rock candy
canitoneato (canito)
cannon hash cannon
cannon loose cannon
cannot cannot see (any) further than the end
of one’s nose
canyon yodeling in a canyon
cap jimmy cap
captain captain of industry
car wrap one’s car around something
cardface card
cardidiot card
care I could(n’t) care less.
care Like I care.
care Take care.
care take care of number one
care take care of numero uno
care take care of someone
care taking care of business
carpet laugh at the carpet
carrot carrot top
carry carrying a (heavy) load
carry carry the stick
carry carry weight
cart honey cart
carve carved in stone
casebasket case
casecase of the shorts
casecase the joint
caseDon’t make a federal case out of it!
caseget off someone’s case
caseget on someone’s case
casehard case
casemake a federal case out of something
caseworst-case scenario
cashcash cow
cashcash flow
cashcash in one’s checks
cashcash in one’s chips
cashCash is king.
cashCash is trash.
CasparCaspar Milquetoast
cast casting couch
cast cast-iron stomach
castor castor oil artist
cat cats and dogs
cat cat’s meow
cat cool cat
cat fraidy cat
cat Look (at) what the cat dragged in!
cat not enough room to swing a cat
cat purr (like a cat)
cat shoot the cat
cat sling the cat
catbird in the catbird seat
catch catch hell (for something)

catch catch some rays

catch catch something

catch catch some Z’s

catch catch up

catch Catch you later.

catch What’s the catch?

catholic catholic bagel

causelost cause

ceiling hit the ceiling

cement cement city

centralGrand Central Station

century century note

certain certain party

chain ball and chain

chain pull someone’s chain

chain yank someone’s chain

chamber chamber of commerce

champion breakfast of champions

chance fat chance

chance not a chance

chance snowball’s chance in hell

change and change

change change the channel

change chump change

change go through the changes

change small change

channel change the channel

channel channel hopping

channel channel surfer

channel channel surfing

channel channel zapping

chapterchapter and verse

charge charged (up)

Charley good-time Charley

Charlie Alpha Charlie

Charlie Charlie Foxtrot

Charlie Charlie Irvine

Charlie Charlie Noble

chaseambulance chaser

chasechase the dragon

chasecut to the chase

chaseGo chase yourself!

chaseGo chase your tail!

chauvinist male chauvinist pig

cheap all over someone like a cheap suit

cheap cheap shot

cheap dirt cheap

cheapo el cheapo

checkbum check

checkcash in one’s checks

checkcheck out the plumbing

checkcheck something out

checkcheck that

checkcut a check

checkgravity check

checkhot check

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