Idioms Starting with C: 1. Call a spade a spade – To speak honestly and directly. 2. Cry over spilled milk – To regret something that cannot be undone. 3. Cut to the chase – To get to the main point quickly. 4. Climb the ladder – To advance in a career or status. 5. Cross that bridge when you come to it – Deal with a problem when it arises. 6. Cast in stone – Something that cannot be changed. 7. Catch someone red-handed – To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong. Idioms Starting with D: 8. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch – Don’t assume success before it happens. 9. Down to earth – Practical and realistic. 10. Dead end – A situation with no progress or solution. 11. Drop the ball – To make a mistake or fail at something. 12. Dig one’s own grave – To act in a way that causes problems for oneself. 13. Devil’s advocate – Someone who argues against something to test its validity. Idioms Starting with E: 14. Easy come, easy go – Something gained easily is also lost easily. 15. Every cloud has a silver lining – Every bad situation has some good in it. 16. Eager beaver – A very enthusiastic and hard-working person. 17. Eat your words – To admit that one was wrong. 18. Elbow grease – Hard physical effort. 19. Eye for an eye – A form of justice where punishment matches the crime. Idioms Starting with S: 20. Spill the beans – To reveal a secret. 21. See eye to eye – To agree completely. 22. Show one's true colors – To reveal one's true character. 23. Speak of the devil – When someone you are talking about appears suddenly. 24. Sell like hotcakes – To sell quickly and in large numbers. 25. Skeleton in the closet – A hidden secret, usually embarrassing or shameful.