Carrot and sticks- You use both awards as well as punishments to make someone do something.

Cloak and dragger- when people behave in a very secret manner

Cards are stacked against- luck is against you

Crack a book- to open book to study

Cross a bridge before one comes to it- worry about the future in advance

Carry coals to new castle- to take something to a place or a person that has a lot of that thing already

Cast in the same mould- to be very similar

Change horses in midstream- to change plans

Cap it all- to finish

Cried with eyes out- cried a lot

Carry the can- If you carry the can, you take the blame for something, even though you didn't do it or are
only partly at fault.

Cast a long shadow- Something or someone that casts a long shadow has considerable
influence on other people or events.

Cat and dog life- If people lead a cat and dog life, they are always arguing.