Expressions (A–Z)

C

• Covered his head, covered his face/ to cover (hide) one's head (face) in shame

  He hid his head. He covered his face. "He concealed his face."

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  Covert Monitoring

  Eavesdropping on a conversation conducted between two people without their knowl...

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  Craftsman/ artisan

  An artisan. A person who has a profession involving skillfulness of the hands. O...

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  Crawl back on all fours

  To return to a place one left, apologetically or because there is nowhere else t...

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  Crawled on his belly

  Crawled on his stomach.

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• Crawling appreciation

  A slow, gradual rise in the value of a currency according to the exchange rate.

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  Crawling on all fours

  In the question: He humbled himself. He humbled himself.

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  Crazy about...

  (Slang) very much in love with...

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  Crazy life (have a wild time)

  Figuratively: a sequence of enjoyable pleasures and experiences.

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  Created Something from Nothing

  See: ‘creation ex nihilo’

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