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Clean as a whistle
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: I thought the car would be filthy, but it was as clean as a whistle.
Clear as a bell
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: Through the wall, I could hear the neighbors talking, just as clear as a bell.
Clear as crystal
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: She cleaned the windowpane until it was clear as crystal.
Clear as mud
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: This doesn’t make sense. It’s clear as mud.
Clear someone’s name
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: I was accused of theft, but I cleared my name.
Climb the wall(s)
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: The meeting was so long and the speaker so boring that most of the audience wanted to climb the wall.
Clip someone’s wings
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: You had better learn to get home on time, or I will clip your wings.
Cloak-and-dagger
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: A great deal of cloak-and-dagger stuff goes on in political circles.
Close as two coats of paint
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: When Tom and Mary were kids, they were as close as two coats of paint.
Close one’s eyes to something
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: You can’t close your eyes to hunger in the world.
Close shave
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: Staying in the mountains was a close shave for him.
Close up shop
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: I can’t make any money in this town. The time has come to close up shop and move to another town.
Cloud up
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: The baby clouded up and let out a howl.
Clue someone in (on something)
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: Please clue me in on what’s going on.
Clutch at straws
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: That is not a real solution to the problem. You are just clutching at straws.
Cock of the walk
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: The deputy manager was cock of the walk until the new manager arrived.
Cock-and-bull story
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: I asked for an explanation, and all I got was your ridiculous cock-and-bull story!
Cocky as the king of spades
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: She strutted in, cocky as the king of spades.
Coffee-table book
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: This book is more of a coffee-table book than an art book. I prefer something more scholarly.
Cold as a witch’s caress
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: She gave me a look as cold as a witch’s caress.
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