Carrot and stick Reward and punishment to make somebody work harder Carry away To captivate Carry the can Take responsibility Carry the torch To have feeling for someone Carry weight Influential or important Carve out a niche To focus and develop their expertise Case in point To illustrate, support or provide a point Cash in your chips Sell something, especially shares Cast a wide net Cover an extensive area Cast an iron stomach Eat all kinds of foods without indigestion Cast aside To reject Cat’s whiskers To consider oneself better than others Cat and dog life Frequent quarrelling Catch 22 Frustrating situation where you cannot do one thing without doing a second and you cannot do the second without the first Catch somebody red handed Caught in the act Catch somebody’s eye Attract Catch as catch can To get something in any way possible Caught in the crossfire To suffer the effects of an argument between two people Caught unawares Unprepared for what happen Cause a stir To create an atmosphere of excitement or great interest Champ at the bit Ready and eager Champagne taste on a beer Someone who likes expensive things but cannot afford Chance in a million A very small chance or no chance at all Change of heart To change attitude or feelings, towards greater friendliness or cooperation Chapter and verse The exact place where information can be found Chase rainbows Trying to get something they will never obtain Chase your own tail To do many things but achieving nothing Cheap shot A cruel comment or verbal attack Cheek by jowl Crammed close together Cheesed off Annoyed, bored or frustrated Cherry pick Select only the best Chew the fat Chat about unimportant things Chicken feed Small amount of money Chicken out of something To be afraid Chickens come home to roost A bad thing done in the past are now causing problems