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.
Life Idioms
Cover a lot of ground
To deal with much information or facts, to travel a great distance. We covered a lot of ground in our history class at school.
Control the purse strings
To be in charge of the money. My mother used to control the purse strings in our family.
Come to (something)
To be equal to something, to total a number, to amount to something. Our weekly food bill comes to much money every week.
Come to pass
To happen, to occur. I do not know what will come to pass but now the company has many financial problems.
Come to one`s senses
To begin to think clearly or act sensibly. The man came to his senses and bought a cheap car rather than an expensive one.
Cover for (someone)
To make excuses for someone, to cover someone's errors. I covered for my friend when she was late for work.
Contradiction in terms
A statement that seems to have a contradiction. It was a contradiction in terms for the woman to pretend that she had no money while living in... Read more →
Conspicuous by one’s absence
To have one's absence noticed. Noticeably absent (from an event). The teacher was conspicuous by her absence and everybody asked where she was.
Come to terms with (someone or something)
To reach an agreement with someone, to accept something. We came to terms with the bank and were able to buy the house.