Count (someone) out or count out (someone)
To exclude someone from something. Please count me out of your plans to go skiing this weekend.
Come to know (someone or something)
To begin to know something. Since I have come to know the girl, I really like her.
Come to life
To become alive or lively. The party came to life when the host and hostess entered the room.
Come to naught
To end in failure. Our efforts to find a new apartment have come to naught.
Come to nothing
To end in failure. All of my efforts to help my friend find a job came to nothing.
A course of action
The procedures that will be followed to do something. We decided on a course of action before we told our boss our decision.
Cook (someone`s) goose
To destroy someone`s chances, to damage or ruin someone. The girl cooked her goose and now has no chance of getting the new job.
Cook the books
To cheat in bookkeeping. To record false information in the accounts of an organization, especially in order to steal money (usually in... Read more →
Cook up a storm
To prepare a large quantity of food. My friend cooked up a storm for the party.
Cook up (something) or cook (something) up
To invent something, to plan or plot something. I do not know what kind of plan the woman is cooking up but it will be interesting.