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Clip joint a restaurant, nightclub, or other business where customers are regularly overcharged(일상적으로 고객에게 바가지를 씌우는 식당, 나이트클럽과 같은 사업): They had to pay more than they should be because they went to a clop joint for dancing.
Clip someone's wings restrain or reduce someone's freedom(다른 사람의 자유를 제한하다): Hiding his car keysyou're really clipping his wings.
Cloak-and-dagger involving secercy and plotting(비밀과 의문에 가득찬, 첩보 영화 같은): A lot of cloak-and-dagger activity was involved in the appointment of the director.
Close at hand nearby or conveniently located(쉽게 손닿는[갈 수 있는] 곳에, 가까운 곳에): There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.
Close but no cigar be close to success, but have not got there(아주 비슷하지만 성공은 아닌): A lesson which I'm sure is not lost on Hillary Clinton, having come quite close, but no cigar, to being the Democratic Candidate for president.