Cream of the crop
The best of a group, the top choice. When our company hires new employees we look for the cream of the crop.
Crazy about (someone or something)
To be very much in love with someone, to be very enthusiastic about something. The girl is crazy about the boy in her university class. The man... Read more →
Crash the gate
To enter someplace without a ticket or without paying. Many people did not have a ticket for the concert so they tried to crash the gate.
Crash and burn
To fail spectacularly. We did not want to crash and burn so we were careful about how we proceeded with the project.
Crank out (something) or crank (something) out
To produce or make something. I was able to crank out two very good papers before the end of the year.
Cramp one`s style
To limit one`s talk or action. Working in the new department is beginning to cramp my style.
Crackpot
An eccentric person with ideas that do not make sense to others, a crazy person. The man is a crackpot and you never know what he will do next.
Crack up
To burst into laughter. I cracked up when the man started talking about the incident with the taxi driver.
Crack the whip
To try to make someone work hard or obey you by threatening him or her. Our boss had to crack the whip in order to get the job finished before... Read more →
Crack open a book
To open a book to study. I did not crack open a book during the weekend.