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Catch-22 Catch-22 is a situation where conflicting rules make the desired outcome impossible. It comes from a novel by the American author Joseph Heller, in which pilots would not have to fly missions if they were mentally ill, but not wanting to fly dangerous missions was held to be proof of sanity, so they had to fly anyway. ('Catch 22', without the hyphen, is also used.) Caught with your hand in the cookie jar (USA) If someone is caught with his or her hand in the cookie jar, he or she is caught doing something wrong. Chalk and cheese Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common. Champ at the bit If someone is champing at the bit, they are very eager to accomplish something. ('Chomping at the bit' is also used.) Champagne taste on a beer budget Someone who lives above their means and likes things they cannot afford has champagne taste on a beer budget. Champing at the bit To betray impatience, as to begin some action. "I'm champing at the bit to tell you" "Chomping at the bit" is also commonly used, though some regard it as an error. Change horses in midstream If people change horses in midstream, they change plans or leaders when they are in the middle of something, even though it may be very risky to do so. Change of heart If you change the way you think or feel about something, you have a change of heart. Change tack If you change tack, you use a different method for dealing with something. Change your tune If someone changes their ideas or the way they talk about them, they change their tune. Chaps my ass When something/someone really annoys you, it chaps your ass. Chapter and verse When you know something very well, and can quote it, you know it chapter and verse. Charity begins at home This idiom means that family members are more important than anyone else, and should be the focus of a person's efforts. Chase rainbows If someone chases rainbows, they try to do something that they will never achieve. Chase your tail If you are chasing your tail, you are very busy but not being very productive. Cheap as chips (UK) If something is very inexpensive, it is as cheap as chips. Cheap at half the price If something's cheap at half the price, it's very cheap indeed. Cheap shot A cheap shot is an unprincipled criticism. Cheat death If someone cheats death, they narrowly avoid a major problem or accident. Cheek by jowl If things or people are cheek by jowl, they are very close together. Cherry pick If people cherry pick, they choose things that support their position, while ignoring things that contradict it. Chew on a bone If someone is chewing on a bone, he or she is thinking about something intently. Chew the cud If you chew the cud, you think carefully about something. Chew the fat If you chew the fat with someone, you talk at leisure with them. Chickenfeed If something is small or unimportant, especially money, it is chickenfeed. Child's play If something is child's play, it is very easy and simple. Chinese walls Chinese walls are regulatory information barriers that aim to stop the flow of information that could be misused, especially in financial corporations. Chinese whispers (UK) When a story is told from person to person, especially if it is gossip or scandal, it inevitably gets distorted and exaggerated. This process is called Chinese whispers. Chip off the old block If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character. Chip on your shoulder If someone has a chip on their shoulder, they are resentful about something and feel that they have been treated badly. Chomping at the bit If you are chomping at the bit, you are eager to start on a task immediately. Chop and change If things chop and change, they keep changing, often unexpectedly. Cigarette paper If you cannot get or put a cigarette paper between people, they are so closely bonded that nothing will separate them or their positions on issues. Circle the drain If someone is circling the drain, they are spiraling downward to a usually inevitable death. Circle the wagons (USA) If you circle the wagons, you stop communicating with people who don't think the same way as you to avoid their ideas. It can also mean to bring everyone together to defend a group against an attack. Circling the drain If someone is circling the drain, they are very near death and have little time to live. The phrase can also describe a project or plan or campaign that that is on the brink of failure. Class act Someone who's a class act is exceptional in what they do. Clean as a whistle If something is as clean as a whistle, it is extremely clean, spotless. It can also be used to mean 'completely', though this meaning is less common nowadays. If somebody is clean as a whistle, they are not involved in anything illegal. Clean bill of health If something or someone has a clean bill of health, then there's nothing wrong; everything's fine. Clean break If you make a clean break, you break away completely from something. Clean hands Someone with clean hands, or who keeps their hands clean, is not involved in illegal or immoral activities. Clean sheet When someone has a clean sheet, they have got no criminal record or problems affecting their reputation. In football and other sports, a goalkeeper has a clean sheet when let no goals in. Clean slate If you start something with a clean slate, then nothing bad from your past is taken into account. Clean sweep If someone makes a clean sweep, they win absolutely everything in a competition or contest. Clean your clock If you clean your clock, you beat someone decisively in a contest or fight. Clear as a bell If something is as clear as a bell, it is very clear or easy to understand. Clear as mud If something is as clear as mud, then it is very confusing and unclear. Clear the decks When you clear the decks, you get ready for an important action and put away items that might get in your way. Cliffhanger If something like a sports match or an election is a cliffhanger, then the result is so close that it cannot be predicted and will only be known at the very end. Climb on the bandwagon When people climb on the bandwagon they do something because it is popular and everyone else is doing it.
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