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[count off]{v.} 1. To count aloud from one end of a line of men to the other, each man counting in turn. •/The soldiers counted off from right to left./ 2. To place into a separate group or groups by counting. •/The coach counted off three boys to carry in the equipment./ •/Tom counted off enough newspapers for his route./

[count on]{v.} 1. To depend on; rely on; trust. •/The team was counting on Joe to win the race./ •/I’ll do it; you know you can count on me./ •/The company was counting on Brown’s making the right decision./ Syn.: BANK ON. 2. See: FIGURE ON(2).

[count one’s chickens before they’re hatched]{v. phr.}, {informal} To depend on getting a profit or gain before you have it; make plans that suppose something will happen; be too sure that something will happen. Usually used in negative sentences. •/When Jim said that he would be made captain of the team, John told him not to count his chickens before they were hatched./ •/Maybe some of your customers won’t pay, and then where will you be? Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched./

[count out]{v.} 1. To leave (someone) out of a plan; not expect (someone) to share in an activity; exclude. •/"Will this party cost anything? If it does, count me out, because I’m broke."/ •/When the coach was planning who would play in the big game he counted Paul out, because Paul had a hurt leg./ 2. To count out loud to ten to show that (a boxer who has been knocked down in a fight) is beaten or knocked out if he does not get up before ten is counted. •/The champion was counted. out in the third round./ 3a. To add up; count again to be sure of the amount. •/Mary counted out the number of pennies she had./ 3b. To count out loud, (especially the beats in a measure of music). •/The music teacher counted out the beats "one-two-three-four," so the class would sing in time./

[count to ten]{v. phr.}, {informal} To count from one to ten so you will have time to calm down or get control of yourself; put off action when angry or excited so as not to do anything wrong. •/Father always told us to count to ten before doing anything when we got angry./ Compare: KEEP ONE’S HEAD. Contrast: BLOW A FUSE, FLY OFF THE HANDLE.

[county mounty]{n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s hand radio jargon} Sheriff’s deputy. •/The county mounties are parked under the bridge./

[courage] See: HAVE THE COURAGE OF ONE’S CONVICTIONS, SCREW UP ONE’S COURAGE.

[course] See: IN DUE COURSE, MATTER OF COURSE, OF COURSE, PAR FOR THE COURSE.

[court] See: DAY IN COURT, FRONT COURT, HOLD COURT, KANGAROO COURT.

[cousin] See: FIRST COUSIN, SECOND COUSIN.

[cover] See: FROM COVER TO COVER at FROM --- TO(3), UNDER COVER.

[cover a lot of ground]{v. phr.} To process a great deal of information and various facts. •/Professor Brown’s thorough lecture on asteroids covered a lot of ground today./