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Cause tongues to wag

Causing a disturbance

Cave in

Cave in to (someone or something)

Caveat emptor

CD

CEO

Chalk (something) up to (something)

Chalk up (something)

Champ at the bit

Champ/chomp at the bit

Chance (something)

Chance upon (someone or something)

Change (someone's) mind

Change hands

Change horses in midstream

Change of heart

Change of pace

Change of scenery

Change one's tune

Change the subject

Charley horse

Chase rainbows

Cheapskate

Cheat on (someone)

Check-up

Cheek by jowl

Cheer (someone) on

Cheer (someone) up

Cheese (someone) off

Cheesed off

Chew (someone) out

Chew out (someone)

Chew the fat

Chew the fat with (someone)

Chew the fat/rag

Chicken and egg situation

Chicken feed

Chicken out of (doing something)

Chicken-livered

Chickens come home to roost

Chilled to the bone

Chime in

Chip in

Chip in (money)

Chip off the old block

Chips and dip

Chips are down

Chisel (someone) out of (something)

Choke (someone) up

Choke (something) off

CIA

Circle the wagons

Circulate the agenda

Circumstantial evidence

Citizen's arrest

Civil action

Civil law

Claim a life

Clam up

Clamp down on (someone or something)

Class action lawsuit

Clean bill of health

Clean slate

Clean up

Clean up one's act

Clear (someone's) name

Clear a hurdle

Clear of (something)

Clear out (of somewhere)

Clear out (something)

Clear sailing

Clear the air

Clear the decks

Clear the table

Clear up (something)

Cliffhanger

Climb the wall

Clip (someone's) wings

Clip joint

Cloak-and-dagger

Close a deal

Close at hand

Close call/shave

Close in on (someone or something)

Close one's eyes to (something)

Close out (something)

Close ranks

Close the books

Close the books (on someone or something)

Close to (someone)

Close to home

Close to the bone

Close up shop

Close/near to (someone's) heart

Closefisted (with money)

Cloud up

Clue (someone) in

Coast is clear

Cock of the walk

Cock-and-bull story

COD

Coffee break

Cog in the machine

Cold comfort

Cold fish

Cold hard cash

Cold snap/spell

Cold turkey

Collect one's wits

Come (someone's) way

Come a cropper

Come a long way

Come about

Come across (someone or something)

Come again.

Come alive

Come along

Come and get it!

Come around

Come as no surprise

Come away empty-handed

Come back

Come back (into fashion)

Come back to (someone)

Come back with an offer

Come between (two people)

Come by (something)

Come by (something) honestly

Come clean

Come clean (with someone/about something)

Come down hard on (someone)

Come down in price

Come down in the world

Come down to (something)

Come down to earth

Come down with (something)

Come face to face with (someone or something)

Come from (somewhere)

Come from far and wide

Come from nowhere

Come full circle

Come hell or high water

Come home to (someone)

Come in handy

Come in low

Come into (some money)

Come into fashion

Come into one's own

Come of age

Come off

Come on strong

Come on the scene

Come out ahead

Come out for (someone or something)

Come out in the wash

Come out of left field

Come out of nowhere

Come out of one's shell

Come out of the blue

Come out of the closet

Come out with (something)

Come over

Come through

Come to

Come to a bad end

Come to a dead end

Come to a head

Come to a pretty pass

Come to a standstill

Come to an end

Come to blows

Come to do/feel (something)

Come to grief

Come to grips with (something)

Come to life

Come to light

Come to mind

Come to nothing/naught

Come to one's senses

Come to pass

Come to terms

Come to terms with (someone or something)

Come to the fore

Come to the point

Come true

Come unglued

Come up

Come up in a discussion

Come up in the world

Come up smelling like roses

Come up with (something)

Come what may

Come with the territory

Come-down

Come/go away empty-handed

Come/turn up trumps

Commercial law

Commit (something) to memory

Common ground

Common law

Common property

Common touch

Community property

Company man

Company town

Comparative negligence

Compare apples and oranges

Con (someone) out of (something)

Conclusive evidence

Conditional sale

Confide in (someone)

Conk out

Consecutive sentences

Conspicuous by one's absence

Contemplate one's navel

Contempt of court

Continue down to the wire

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