Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (261 page)

city
Can't fight city hall.

city
(You) can't fight city hall.

clean
You clean up good.

clean
You clean up well.

clear
Clear the way!

clear
Do I make myself (perfectly) clear?

clear
Have I made myself clear?

clear
(I) read you loud and clear.

clear
Read you loud and clear.

climb
Go climb a tree!

close
Close, but no cigar!

close
Close enough for government work.

close
(It's) close enough for government work.

club
Join the club!

club
Welcome to the club!

cold
Cold enough for you?

cold
(Is it) cold enough for you?

come
Come again.

come
Come and get it!

come
come as no surprise

come
Come back and see us.

come
Come back anytime.

come
Come back when you can stay longer.

come
Come in and make yourself at home.

come
Come in and sit a spell.

come
Come in and sit down.

come
Come in and take a load off your feet.

come
Come off it!

come
Come on!

come
Come (on) in.

come
come out of left field

come
Come right in.

come
Coming through(, please).

come
Could I come in?

come
Everything's coming up roses.

come
Glad you could come.

come
How come?

come
(I'm) glad you could come.

come
It'll all come out in the wash.

come
Thanks for coming.

come
They must have seen you coming.

come
This is where I came in.

come
(We're) glad you could come.

come
What goes around, comes around.

come
What's coming off?

come
What's the world coming to?

come
What's this world coming to?

come
Won't you come in?

come
You've got another think coming.

comedy
Cut the comedy!

comment
No comment.

complain
Can't complain.

complain
(I) can't complain.

complain
(I have) nothing to complain about.

complain
Nothing to complain about.

concern
(as) far as I'm concerned

concern
far as I'm concerned

consider
all things considered

continue
Could we continue this later?

contrary
on the contrary

conversation
I'm not having this conversation.

conversation
open a conversation

cook
Now you're cooking (with gas)!

cook
What's cooking?

cookie
That's the way the cookie crumbles.

cool
Been keeping cool.

cool
(Have you) been keeping cool?

cool
I'm cool.

cool
(I've) been keeping cool.

cool
Keeping cool.

cool
You been keeping cool?

count
(I) wouldn't count on it.

count
stand up and be counted

count
Wouldn't count on it.

course
Of course.

cow
I could eat a cow!

cow
(I'm so hungry) I could eat a cow!

credit
Cash or credit (card)?

crocodile
After while(, crocodile).

crumble
That's the way the cookie crumbles.

cry
For crying in a bucket!

cry
For crying out loud!

curdle
curdle someone's blood

cut
Cut it out!

cut
Cut me a little slack.

cut
Cut me some slack.

cut
Cut the comedy!

cut
Cut the funny stuff!

cut
cut to the chase

damage
What's the damage?

damn
I'll be damned!

damn
I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't.

dance
Care to dance?

dance
dance on someone's grave

dance
(Would you) care to dance?

dare
You wouldn't dare ((to) do something)!

day
at the end of the day

day
a day late and a dollar short

day
Don't quit your day job.

day
from day one

day
(Go ahead,) make my day!

day
the good old days

day
Have a good day.

day
Have a nice day.

day
Haven't got all day.

day
(I) haven't got all day.

day
in this day and age

day
late in the day

day
Let's call it a day.

day
Make my day!

day
That'll be the day!

day
There aren't enough hours in the day.

day
Those were the days.

day
Time to call it a day.

dead
Over my dead body!

deal
deal someone in

deal
Like it's such a big deal!

deal
No big deal!

deal
What's the deal?

deal
What's your deal?

dear
Dear me!

death
You'll be the death of me (yet).

declare
I (do) declare!

definitely
Definitely!

definitely
Definitely not!

delighted
Delighted to have you.

delighted
Delighted to make your acquaintance.

delighted
(I'm) delighted to have you (here).

delighted
(I'm) delighted to make your acquaintance.

delighted
(We're) delighted to have you.

denial
in denial

depend
That (all) depends.

dern
You're dern tootin'!

devil
Speak of the devil.

die
I'm (just) dying to know.

difference
(It) makes me no difference.

difference
(It) makes no difference to me.

difference
Makes me no difference.

difference
Makes no difference to me.

dig
Dig in!

dig
Dig up!

diggety
Hot diggety (dog)!

dinner
Dinner is served.

distance
within walking distance

Dixie
You ain't just whistling Dixie.

doctor
You're the doctor.

dog
Hot diggety (dog)!

dog
Hot dog!

dollar
a day late and a dollar short

door
check something at the door

doubt
I doubt it.

doubt
I doubt that.

doubt
no doubt

doubt
No doubt about it.

doubt
(There is) no doubt about it.

doubt
without a doubt

down
Anything new down your way?

down
(Are) things getting you down?

down
Come in and sit down.

down
Do sit down.

down
Don't let someone or something get you down.

down
Don't let the bastards wear you down.

down
down the drain

down
Down the hatch!

down
down to the wire

down
Let's get down to business.

down
Things getting you down?

down
What's going down?

dozen
It's six of one and half a dozen of another.

dozen
It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.

drag
Look (at) what the cat dragged in!

drag
Looks like something the cat dragged in.

drag
(Someone) looks like something the cat dragged in.

drain
down the drain

dream
Dream on.

drift
(Do you) get my drift?

drift
Get my drift?

drill
What's the drill?

drink
Buy you a drink?

drink
(Could I) buy you a drink?

drink
(Could I) get you something (to drink)?

drink
drinking the Kool-Aid

drink
Drop by for a drink (sometime).

drink
Get you something (to drink)?

drink
I'll drink to that!

drink
What are you drinking?

drink
What would you like to drink?

drive
Drive safely.

drive
drive something home