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put the brakes onTo stop or to slow it down.Rate it:

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put the clock backTo change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.Rate it:

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put the clock forwardTo change the time in a time zone to a later time.Rate it:

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put the hammer downTo drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.Rate it:

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Put Your Foot DownTo be rigid, strict and resolute about something, to be unyielding about a certain ruleRate it:

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quiet downTo become quieter.Rate it:

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quiet downTo reduce intensity of an activity.Rate it:

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quiet downTo make someone or something become quieter.Rate it:

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quieten downTo become quieter.Rate it:

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quieten downTo reduce intensity of an activity.Rate it:

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quieten downTo make someone or something become quieter.Rate it:

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rabattre le caquet à quelqu'un (pop.)To take a person down a peg; To stop his jaw; To cut his cackle.Rate it:

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rain checkIn social interactions, a polite way to turn down an invitation, with the implication one is simply postponing it and that another time would be acceptable.Rate it:

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rain downto fall from the sky, as rainRate it:

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rain downto appear inexplicablyRate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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rat run/runningA small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.Rate it:

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rat runningPresent participle of rat run.Rate it:

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ravin downTo gobble ravenously, devour voraciouslyRate it:

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re runrepeatRate it:

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reflect onAt run-time using reflection.Rate it:

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regarder de haut en basTo treat contemptuously; To look down upon with contempt.Rate it:

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returns to scalea function describing how returns scale when production increases in the long runRate it:

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ride downTo bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail.Rate it:

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ride downto cause (a horse) to fall when riding.Rate it:

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ride downto catch or catch up with (someone) by chasing on horsebackRate it:

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ring down the curtainTo end something.Rate it:

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ring down the curtainTo mark the end of something.Rate it:

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rinky dinksmall; not well run; small time; unsuccessfulRate it:

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rise over runA mnemonic for remembering that the slope of a non-vertical line is the ratio of the amount it rises over some interval, over the length of that interval.Rate it:

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rock the houseTo jam at a concert, get down.Rate it:

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roll down the windowsTo flail one's arms in a circular motion when off-balance, as to mimic the act of rolling down a car window.Rate it:

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rolling stoneA person who moves around a lot and never settles down.Rate it:

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round downTo the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.Rate it:

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round the clockNonstop, 24 hours per day.Rate it:

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rub downto rub, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massageRate it:

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run a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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run a mileTo escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass through the traffic light when the red light is on.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo enter a restricted area. To trespass.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo claim a position that one does not rightfully earn.Rate it:

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run aboutTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run acrossTo cross by running.Rate it:

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run acrossTo find or discover by chance.Rate it:

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run adriftTo continue without being steered.Rate it:

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run adriftTo be aimless or pointless; to make no progress.Rate it:

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run afoul ofTo become entangled in; to run aground on.Rate it:

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