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Call a spade a spade

Calling for Huey

Canteen culture

Carry coals to Newcastle

Carte blanche

Cat's Cradle

Catch 22

Caught by the short and curlies

Caught with your pants down

Climb onto the bandwagon

Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey

Cold shouldered

Cold turkey

Come a cropper

Come hell or high water

Come on down

Come the three corners of the world in arms

Come what come may

Comparisons are odious

Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war

Currant bun

Cut and run

Cut off your nose to spite your face

Cut the mustard

Cut to the chase