| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| coming out of our ears | having too many, having too much | Everybody brought salad. We had salad coming out of our ears! |
| coming out of your yin yang | having far too many, having far too much, tons | If we learn all the idioms in this book, we'll have idioms coming out of our yin yang! |
| coming up roses | doing very well, succeeding, | Since I met Ty, life is wonderful. Everything's coming up roses! |
| common sense | the ability to make logical decisions; horse sense | It is because she has common sense that we ask her opinion. |
| compare notes | compare what we saw and heard | We haven't had a chance to compare notes on Pat's wedding. |
| comuppins | correction, what you deserve, just desert, get yours | If you've been cruel to people, you'll get your comuppins. |
| conk out | quit, not work any more, sleep, give out | The TV conked out just after the movie started. |
| consarned | darn, blasted, dingbusted, friggin | The consarned battery is dead. Rats! |
| contract out on | (See a contract out on) | |
| cook | play good jazz, play music with skill and inspiration | The Boss Brass was cookin' last night. What a great band! |
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