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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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rationem belli gerendi mutare (Liv. 32. 31)to change one's tactics.Rate it:

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Rats Abandoning a Sinking ShipPeople who aren’t loyal to something, especially an enterprise and leave it before things get worseRate it:

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reach outTo make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.Rate it:

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read now'now' is a specific time and more to the pointRate it:

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real men don't eat quiche(aphorism, humorous) The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate, as to do so would imply they are effeminate.Rate it:

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reap what one sowsTo receive as a reward or harvest in the same measure as one's exertions, in a good or a bad sense. To receive justice.Rate it:

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religion is like a nail, the deeper you hammer it, the deeper it goes.Addresses the folly of religous intolerance. Criticizing a person's beliefs is more likely to deepen their convictions rather than convince them to change.Rate it:

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renovate your lifeA chiding, an expression relative to fostering change, institute a renaissance in one's life.Rate it:

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requiescant in paceMay they rest in peace.Rate it:

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res ad victum cultumque necessariaethings indispensable to a life of comfort.Rate it:

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res externas or humanas despicereto despise earthly things.Rate it:

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res fluit ad interregnumthings seem tending towards an interregnum.Rate it:

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res spectat ad vim (arma)there seems a prospect of armed violence; things look like violence.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which an individual changes employers, perhaps more than once, switching between employment with the government or with an organization having oversight authority and employment with an organization regulated by or overseen by the other employer.Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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rien ne va plusIn roulette, an announcement made by the croupier while the wheel is spinning and no more bets can be placed.Rate it:

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ring backTo make another phone call to the same person.Rate it:

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rira bien qui rira le dernierThey have most to laugh at who laugh last; Let them laugh that win.Rate it:

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risum elicere (more strongly excutere) alicuito make a person laugh.Rate it:

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rizzwhen a MAN not woman has emaculate rizz it is when they can talk to girls with romantic appeal or romance.Rate it:

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road to damascusA road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.Rate it:

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road to damascusThat was my Road to Damascus moment. They played one hit after another and this is the song I remember most clearly.Rate it:

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rocking horse shitA metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.Rate it:

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roll overTo reinvest funds from a maturing financial security in the same or similar investment.Rate it:

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rolloverContinue one's Funds In Program, 'Rollover' My Existing Funds, My Plan, Stay The Course In The Present Agenda, Investiture: Do Not Close OuI, Retain All Funds And'Steady As You Go!Rate it:

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room inOf a mother and her new baby; to stay together in the same room.Rate it:

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rope inTo cause to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.Rate it:

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round offTo change the shape of an object to make it more circular.Rate it:

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round offTo change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits.Rate it:

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round outTo make more complete by adding details.Rate it:

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row backTo slightly change a previous opinion about something, or what was said.Rate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.Rate it:

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Rub Elbows with SomeoneTo keep yourself with others at the same place, or to associate with othersRate it:

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rug pullMostly, a type of crypto scam where developers raise funds from investors and then ditch the project they used to create the buzz.Rate it:

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

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run arounda female who sees many different men at the same timeRate it:

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

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run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

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run overrun over; schedule, time limit, with vehicle, budget, expense account, 'heels', time limit, person's feelings, vacation time, lawn, curb, warranty, guarantee, lease, stay, sidewalk,Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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sack upTo force oneself to become more manly; to toughen up or man up.Rate it:

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sally forth!An archaic military term. To exit a fortified position in order to assault a besieging force. The meaning has become more metaphorical over time.Rate it:

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same day last yearSame day last year is a time transformation used in business intelligence to show the value of a given number the same day, but last year.Rate it:

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same differenceIt makes no difference; it amounts to the same thing.Rate it:

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same hereI agree; I am in the same situation; I have had or am having the same experience or perception.Rate it:

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same oldAlternative form of same old same oldRate it:

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same old same oldA familiar, uninteresting, or tedious situation, activity, narrative, or set of facts.Rate it:

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Same Old Song and DanceTypical absurd lie or excuse used quite often, lame, and silly things that have been stated beforeRate it:

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same old storyWhat usually happens, a happening which is not surprising.Rate it:

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