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rob the cradleTo use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.Rate it:

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robber baronIn Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.Rate it:

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rock houndA person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.Rate it:

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

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root forTo encourage a favored person, team, or result.Rate it:

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rooting interesta desire for, or interest in, the success of a particular person or group, often a sports teamRate it:

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rotten appleA bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others: a bad apple.Rate it:

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rotten eggA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group at performing a certain task, especially at going to a certain place.Rate it:

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rough sleeperA homeless person.Rate it:

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roving eyeThe personal characteristic of taking amorous interest in people other than one's own spouse or regular romantic partner.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 up againstTo touch another person with one's body in a sexually stimulating manner.Rate it:

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rub up againstOf pets. To touch a person's body in a friendly manner, seeking attention.Rate it:

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rub up onTo rub one's body against another person as a form of sexual stimulation or flirting.Rate it:

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rubber roomA cell used for confinement of a mentally disturbed person.Rate it:

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rule OKTo be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people.Rate it:

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rule with an iron fistTo rule with absolute authority or to the detriment of the people. To rule tyrannically.Rate it:

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rules okTo be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people.Rate it:

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rumor campaignA method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.Rate it:

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rumor, fama, sermo est or manatreport says; people say.Rate it:

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rumour has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...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 around withTo spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.Rate it:

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run away withTo leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.Rate it:

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run for one's moneyA difficult challenge for the person indicated, especially one involving a competitive situation.Rate it:

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run off withTo leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.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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run rings aroundTo demonstrate superiority, or greater skill than another person, team or group of people.Rate it:

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run throughTo impale a person with a blade, usually a sword.Rate it:

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rush hourThe times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.Rate it:

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Russian rouletteA deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the location of the bullet is unknown, points the weapon at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges.Rate it:

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sack of shitReferencing someone as a terrible person; a democrat.Rate it:

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sacris adesseto be present at divine service (of the people).Rate it:

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sad sackAn incompetent or inept person.Rate it:

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saddle trampIn the Old West, a person who wanders from place to place on horseback.Rate it:

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salt of the earthA decent, dependable, unpretentious person.Rate it:

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salt of the earthA most worthy person.Rate it:

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salutem alicui afferreto deliver, rescue a person.Rate it:

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salutem alicui dicere, impertire, nuntiareto greet a person.Rate it:

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salutem expedireto effect a person's deliverance.Rate it:

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sam is not bonded to share his meat with you!Who is SAM? representative of hardworking, righteous, law abiding and peace loving people. What is bonded? Mutilated and/or loyal & liable. What does meat mean here? Empirically meat had been the symbol of wealth and prosperity. What is the narrator telling ? SAM is not to give up his share & rights of peace and progress to the may be a rent seeking person!Rate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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save itA response given when a person believes that another person is lying or making excuses.Rate it:

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save oneselfTo refrain from having sex until one meets a suitable person to date or betroth or marryRate it:

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savoir ce que quelqu'un a dans le ventre (fam.)To know what a person is worth, what he thinks; To know the stuff a man is made of.Rate it:

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say it allTo express the essential characteristics of a person, thing, or situation in a concise, well-crafted turn of phrase or in some other pithy manner.Rate it:

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scandal sheetA tabloid newspaper containing gossip and sensational news stories pertaining especially to well-known people.Rate it:

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scaredy cata children's word for a person who is easily frightenedRate it:

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scholar and gentlemanAn admirable, intelligent person.Rate it:

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scientia augere aliquemto enrich a person's knowledge.Rate it:

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