Here, you will find idioms that start with C.
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Examples Of Idioms Beginning With C
Cakewalk: something that is easy. Often refers to an easy victory. Cakewalk is a synonym for piece of cake.
Call it a Day:  to decide to stop working on something; to end the day’s work and go home; to end something.
Call It Quits: to stop doing something; to give up on trying to accomplish something; to abandon a goal in order to not risk further loss; to agree that a debt is settled or terms are equal.
Call Someone’s Bluff: to make someone do something they threaten to do, in the hopes or assurance that they do not dare, or have the means, to carry out the threat.
Call the Shots: to be in charge or in control; to make the important decisions; or to have authority.
Can Of Worms, Open a: to do something that will uncover more problems and make things more complicated and unsolvable than they already were; to create an unpleasant or troubling situation.
Can’t See the Forest for the Trees: too focused on small details or parts and so you are missing something more important; you fail to understand the situation as a whole: You are missing the big picture.
Carbon Copy: a person or thing that closely resembles another; an exact replica or duplicate; someone or something identical or very similar to another person or thing.
Cardinal Sin: a major sin or offense of some kind; a major breaking of established rules or procedures; or a significant violation of a principle or doctrine, especially in a profession.
Cards Are Stacked Against: When the cards are stacked against you (or someone), you face many problems or difficulties; to have an unfair disadvantage.
Carry a Torch (for someone): to continue to feel love for someone who does not return your love, and to suffer the pain of this unrequited love.
Catch Your Breath: to resume normal breathing, or to struggle to resume normal breathing after becoming out of breath due to physical effort or vigorous exercise; to stop for a short time to rest or relax, especially to think about something or in order to be able to continue an activity; sometimes, to catch your breath is similar to ‘hold one’s breath,’ meaning to stop breathing momentarily, especially due to fear or a sudden shock or surprise.
Caught In The Crossfire: Â to suffer harm because of a dispute between two other individuals or entities even though you yourself are not a part of the dispute.
Caught Red-Handed: Â to be caught while doing something wrong or illegal; to be caught committing a crime with all the evidence available.
Chime In: to enter into a conversation other people are having, especially by interrupting to agree or repeat; to inject a comment or opinion into a conversation; to join a conversation to express agreement.
Chip In, to: o contribute some money to a cause, a business, or any other effort requiring money. It can also mean to contribute to an effort in any way, such as with physical help.
Chip On Your Shoulder: to blame someone else (or other people in general) for something that has happened to you or things that have gone wrong and to be continuously angry about it, resulting in negative behavior.
Clean Up Your Act: Â to improve your behavior and begin acting in a more acceptable way.
Clear the Air: to talk openly and frankly about a situation, misunderstanding, disagreement, etc. in order to alleviate suspicion, tension, fear, confusion, worry, etc.
Close But No Cigar: an interjection used to refer to an effort that comes very close to succeeding but does not succeed; a success that is narrowly missed.
Cold Comfort: When something is said to be cold comfort, it is little or no consolation at all.
Come Apart at the Seams: to fall apart; disintegrate. The expression does not require an object to actually be coming apart at the seams, but only to be falling apart in general.
Come In Handy: to be useful or convenient.
