Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

cook the books
- to cheat in bookkeeping
The accountant was fired when someone discovered that he was cooking the books.
cool as a cucumber
- to be very calm and brave, to be not worried or anxious
The woman was as cool as a cucumber when her canoe turned over in the river.
cool off/down
- to let one's anger die away
When the basketball players began to cool down they were allowed to play again.
cool one`s heels
- to be kept waiting
The man was forced to cool his heels in the waiting room before his boss would talk
to him.
cop a plea
- to plead guilty to a crime in order to get a lesser penalty
The man was forced to cop a plea when the evidence against him became too strong
to dispute.
cop out
- to avoid doing something that you were planning to do
My friend copped out from our plan to go to to the beach for the day.
a copycat
- someone who copies another person`s work or actions
The little boy was accused of being a copycat by the other children.
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