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cru Idiom

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

budget squeeze/crunch

a situation where there is not enough money in the budget We have been going through a severe budget squeeze at our company and must begin to stop spending money in a wasteful manner.

cruise

drive around in a car, bomb around On summer nights we cruise the streets looking for fun.

cruising for a bruising

inviting a fight, asking for it The new kid was cruisin' for a bruisin' - insulting everybody.

crummy

poor quality, lousy, shabby We cancelled the picnic because of the crummy weather.

crunch

(See the crunch)

crush on

(See a crush on)

crux of the matter

(See the crux of the matter)

got a crush on

feel romantic about, sweet on Wayne's got a crush on Miss Kramer. He loves Miss Kramer!

have a crush on

be attracted to someone Her sister has had a crush on him for a long time.

number-cruncher

an accountant, someone who works with numbers Our president is a good number-cruncher and understands about the finances of our company.

scrut

oh no, darn, nuts, rats Scrut! My bike has a flat tire!

that's the way the cookie crumbles

that is fate, that is the way things happen You didn't win the prize? That's the way the cookie crumbles.

the crunch

the difficult time, the day we have less money The crunch is coming - when we have one salary instead of two.

the crux of the matter

the main point, the real issue Uncle Bert is too old to drive the car. That's the crux of the matter.

upper crust

upper class, high class, aristocracy Kurt acts like upper crust because his ancestor was a German baron.

when the crunch comes

when there is less money, when the economy fails When the crunch comes, we'll have our mortgage paid off!

a bit of crumpet

a bit of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman

a piece of crumpet

sexually desirable woman

crucial

great, excellent, essential:"That tune is crucial man"

cruckle

to twist one's ankle, to fall over on one's ankle

crud

1. rubbish, something useless
2. an exclamation of disagreement

cruddy

useless, unpleasent, cheap and nasty

crumb snatcher

kids, children

crumbs

1. (interj) a mild exclamation of surprise or amazement
2. tiny pieces of rock cocaine

crump

1. very good, excellent
2. feeling very good; feeling great enjoyment:"The club was dope; everybody was gettin' crump up in there"

crumpet

sexually desirable person:"The club was bursting its walls with crumpet"

crunchy

exhausted, not well

crunk

1. excellent, cool
2. crazy:"She's a crunk-ass bitch"

crushed

overly intoxicated, drunk:"I went out last night, yo, and my shit was crushed"

crustie

a person whose looks share that of the "hippie" travellers of the 1990s and being stereotypically scruffy, with long dredded hair, wearing boots and black clothes; generally having the appearance of being homeless. Usually derog.

crusty

used to describe a really gross or greasy person:"Look at him; he's so crusty!"

scrub

a loser, a man that has nothing to offer but weak game, always trying to holla, & he thinks that he is da shit

crush down

destroy completely by using force；suppress forcibly 镇压（下去）；压倒
The cruel king crushed down any sign of opposition from the people．残酷的国王对人民的任何反抗行为都加以镇压。
The more the reactionaries tried to crush down mass movements，the more determined the people became．反动派越是镇压群众运动，人民就变得越坚定。
It is likely that she will be crushed down by the bad news．很可能她会被这可悲的消息压垮。

crush up

reduce to powder；squeeze up into a ball 把…弄成粉末
The nurse crushed up the table to give it to the baby．护士把药片碾碎后喂婴儿吃。
After reading the letter，the man crushed it up and threw it into a dustpen．读完信后，那人把它捏成一团扔到畚箕中去了。

tea and crumpets

Idiom(s): tea and crumpets

Theme: SOCIAL

a fancy or fussy meeting or reception where refreshments, especially sweet and insubstantial refreshments are served. (Fixed order.)
• I don't have time to spend the afternoon having tea and crumpets with the office staff I have work to do!
• Almost every one of my Sunday afternoons is taken up with tea and crumpets for this cause and tea and crumpets for that cause! My rest and relaxation is the only cause I am interested in this Sunday!

get a crush on

Idiom(s): get a crush on sb

Theme: LOVE

to become infatuated with someone.
• Mary thinks she's getting a crush on Bill.
• Sally says she'll never get a crush on anyone again.
• John has a crush on Mary.

funny as a crutch

Idiom(s): (as) funny as a crutch

Theme: FUNNY

not funny at all.
• Your trick is about as funny as a crutch. Nobody thought it was funny.
• The well-dressed lady slipped and fell in the gutter, which was funny as a crutch.

crushed by

Idiom(s): crushed by sth

Theme: EXTRAVAGANCE

demoralized; with hurt feelings.
• The whole family was completely crushed by the news.
• I was just crushed by your attitude. I thought we were friends.

Crunch time

When people, companies, etc, have to make an important decision that will have a considerable effect on their future, it is crunch time.

Number cruncher

A number cruncher is an accountant or someone who is very good at dealing with numbers and calculations.

Take by the scruff of the neck

If you take something by the scruff on the neck, you take complete control of it.

That is the way the cookie crumbles

"That's the way the cookie crumbles" means that things don't always turn out the way we want.

the way the cookie crumbles

the way things are: "I'm sorry I didn't get the promotion, but that's the way the cookie crumbles."

to have a crush on someone

to only be able to think about one person: "When I was at school, I had a crush on a film star."

crux of the matter|crux|matter

n. phr. The basic issue at hand; the core essence that one must face. The crux of the matter is that he is incompetent and we will have to fire him.

take by the scruff|scruff|take

v. phr. 1. To assert authority over a person. Tim's mother took him by the scruff and told him to get cleaned up. 2. To punish a person. The boss took us by the scruff when he found us chatting idly by the coffee machine. 3. To assume firm control over a job or a situation that has been causing some difficulty. Someone had better take the post office by the scruff; there are too many customer complaints pouring in.

that's how the cookie crumbles|cookie|crumble|crum

v. phr., informal That's how things are; that's life. It's too bad about John and Mary getting divorced, but then that's how the cookie crumbles.

upper crust|crust|upper

n., informal The richest, most famous, or important people in a certain place; the highest class. It is a school that only the children of the upper crust can afford.

crucifixion

crucifixion
the Crucifixion
the crucifying of Jesus

More Idioms/Phrases

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English Vocalbulary

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