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CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES |
Something that is obvious..."This new employee can't see the forest for the trees." |
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CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG |
An expression made famous by Rodney King after his infamous beating by Los Angeles cops. |
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CAPPING |
To scheme. Jake was capping to swipe some beer from the store. |
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CAR INSURANCE SEMINAR |
An auto accident. Greg told me last week that his wife had a car insurance seminar on Main Street on Friday. |
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CAR-B-QUE |
A car fire that stalls traffic, evolved from and rhymes with Bar-B-Que. The reason I'm late this morning is because there was a "Car-B-Que" on the expressway. |
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CARRIED THE DAY |
Event that remained the topic for the entire day. The news of the World Trade Center attack carried the day. |
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CART BEFORE THE HORSE |
Not doing things in the proper order; doing something before something else should be done. "Don't put the cart before the horse", said Sarah. "We must register before we can enter into competition." |
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CAT |
A person, usually male...I was sitting there and this "Cat" came over and asked me for some money. |
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CAT OUT OF THE BAG |
Accidently or intentionally let something be known....You let the cat out of the bag when you told your inlaws that you hit the state lottery. |
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CAT'S CHANCE IN HELL |
Little Chance in succeeding; the odds are not in your favor. You don't stand a cat's chance in hell to win the state lottery. |
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CATCH MY DRIFT |
Do you understand in a subtle way...During the party, we're going to leave early; if you catch my drift. |
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CATCH SOME Z'S |
To get some sleep...I will go home early and "Catch some Z's" |
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CATCH YOU LATER |
Good-by until we meet again. "I'll catch you later", said Reginald, as he left Barbara for the evening. |
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CATCH YOU ON THE REBOUND |
CB (Citizens Band Radio) jargon, meaning that I will speak to you again if we meet on the return trip. Departing truck driver T-Bird says "I'll catch you on the rebound" to Satchel, who was leaving the truck stop. |
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CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE |
Trapped, no way out ...Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid were caught between a rock and a hard place in their infamous shootout. |
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CAUGHT RED HANDED |
Caught with the evidence on your possession; caught in the act of committing a crime. The crook was caught red handed with the stolen money. |
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CCC |
Cool Calm and Collected... To have great self control... Today I'm CCC. |
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CELL YELL |
Background noise caused by people yelling into their cell phones. John told me "I can't hear you because of all of this Cell Yell." |
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CELLIQUETTE |
Cell Phone Etiquette; the proper use of a cell phone in public. |
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CHALK IT UP |
To take heed, not to dwell on the loss,... The coach said "Chalk it up" as one to remember to his football team. |
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CHARLIE HORSE |
A cramp in the muscles....I got a charlie horse while playing basketball. |
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CHARM SCHOOL |
Attitude adjuster; a place that teaches proper manners. Lots of young women attend charm school; and some young men need to. |
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CHECK IS IN THE MAIL |
Usually told to creditors when they call you...I told the bill collectors that the check was in the mail. |
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CHECK IT OUT |
To visit a place or to look, to scrutinize, observe...Let go to the game and "Check it out. " |
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CHECK YOU LATER |
Good-by until the next encounter. Dorian said "Check you later" as he closed the door and went home. |
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CHECK YOURSELF |
To leave others alone and analyze oneself; slow down and think before you do anything else. You had better check yourself if you think that you are going to that dive tonight. |
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CHECKMATE |
An avenging act....This is checkmate shorty. |
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CHEESE |
Money...Do you have any cheese? |
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CHEESING |
Grinning only for the camera, usually expressed when explaining the actions of some people. Some politicians are only cheesing when it comes to making demands. |
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CHEW THE FAT |
To talk to someone, socializing....On Friday nights, The boys and I just sit aroud and chew the fat. |
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| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |
