0SSC CGL 2017 Notes
List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with C.
Call a spade, Meaning: Speak frankly and directly. Example: Well, I believe it's time to call a spade a spade.
Come through with flying colours, Meaning: Be highly successful, Example: The officer training was grueling, but he came through with flying colours.
Cross one’s t’s and dot, Meaning: Be precise, careful and one’s i’s exact, Example: The negotiations are nearly finished, but we still have to dot the i's and cross the t's.
Chew the cud, Meaning: Ponder over something, Example: He sat for a moment chewing the cud before he spoke.
