Part 4

Question 1

By degrees

Answer 1

Something happens of develops gradually or little by little.

Question 2

By the skin of your teeth

Answer 2

Only just succeed.

Question 3

Call it a day (or night)

Answer 3

Stop doing something for a while or until the next day (or night).

Question 4

Calling time

Answer 4

Deciding to end something.

Question 5

Carry the torch for

Answer 5

Having string feelings for someone who cannot be yours.

Question 6

Cash cow

Answer 6

Dependable source of income.

Question 7

Cat burglar

Answer 7

Thief who climbs into buildings.

Question 8

Catch someone at a bad time

Answer 8

When it is inconvenient.

Question 9

Catch someone red-handed

Answer 9

Catch someone in the act of committing a crime or doing something they shouldn’t.

Question 10

Chance one’s arm

Answer 10

Deciding to do something even though the chances of success are slim or unknown.

Question 11

Chase rainbows

Answer 11

Try to achieve something that is very difficult, impossible or very desirable.

Question 12

Chase your tail

Answer 12

Spend a lot of time and energy but achieve nothing.

Question 13

Cheesy

Answer 13

Tacky, silly, inauthentic or cheap.

Question 14

Clock-in/clock-out

Answer 14

Record the time of arrival and the time of departure.

Question 15

Close to home

Answer 15

A comment that is true and makes you uncomfortable.

Question 16

Cold shoulder

Answer 16

Pay no attention to.

Question 17

Coming of age

Answer 17

When something develops completely and reached maturity. When a child becomes an adult.

Question 18

Cook someone’s goose

Answer 18

Spoil the person’s chance of success.

Question 19

Copycat

Answer 19

Someone who copies the work of another.

Question 20

Costs an arm and a leg

Answer 20

When something is very expensive.