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clear-cut
Definite; well defined; clearly stated; apparent.
Professor Larsen is well known for his interesting and clear-cut presentations.
The president's message was clear-cut: the company had to reduce personnel immediately.
The president's new policy of aggressive action is a clear-cut departure from his old methods of unilateral appeasement.
clear-eyed
Understanding problems or events clearly; being able to tell very well the results of a way of acting.
He is a clear-eyed and independent commentator on the news.
Tom is very clear-eyed. He knows he doesn't have much chance of winning the race, but he will try his best.
cliffhanger
A sports event or a movie in which the outcome is uncertain to the very end keeping the spectators in great suspense and excitement.
Did you see "The Fugitive"? It's a regular cliffhanger.
climb the wall
To react to a challenging situation with too great an emotional response, frustration, tension, and anxiety.
By the time I got the letter that I was hired, I was ready to climb the wall.
To be so disinterested or bored as to be most anxious to get away at any cost.
If the chairman doesn't stop talking, I'll climb the wall.
cling to one's mother's apron strings
tied to one's mother's apron strings
tied to one's wife's apron strings
tied to somebody's apron strings
hang on to one's mother's apron strings
let go of one's mother's apron strings
Not independent of your mother; not able to do anything without asking your mother.
Быть зависимым от матери или кого-то еще в возрасте, когда уже надо быть самостоятельным.
All his decisions are influenced by his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.
На все его решения влияет его мама, он все еще держится за ее юбку.
Even after he grew up he was still tied to his mother's apron strings.
George never comes out with the rest of us - he's tied to his wife's apron strings.
Джордж никогда не ходит с остальными отдыхать – он подкаблучник.
clip joint
tourist trap
A low-class night club or other business where people are cheated.
The angry woman said the store was a clip joint.
The man got drunk and lost all his money in a clip joint.
clip one's wings
have one's wings clipped
To limit or hold you back, bring you under control; prevent your success.
Jim was spending too much time on dates when he needed to study so his father stopped his allowance; that clipped his wings.
When the new president tried to become dictator, the generals soon clipped his wings.
cloak-and-dagger
Of or about spies and secret agents. From the wearing of cloaks and daggers by people in old adventure stories.
It was a cloak-and-dagger story about some spies who tried to steal atomic secrets.
The book was written by a retired colonel who used to take part in cloak-and-dagger plots.