Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

conk out
- to fall asleep quickly with great fatigue
As soon as we returned from the hike I conked out in front of the TV.
conspicuous by one's absence
- to have one's absence noticed
The teacher was conspicuous by her absence and everyone asked where she was.
contradiction in terms
- a statement that seems to have a contradiction
It was a contradiction in terms for the woman to pretend that she had no money while
living in a mansion.
contrary to (something)
- in spite of something
Contrary to what everybody thought, my friend had already quit his job.
control the purse strings
- to be in charge of the money
My mother always used to control the purse strings in our family.
cook one`s goose
- to ruin one`s chances
The girl cooked her goose and has no chance of getting the new job.
cook (something) up
- to invent something, to plan or plot something
I do not know what kind of plan she is cooking up but it should be quite interesting.
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