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Rub the Wrong WayIrritating someone or annoying an individual; handling someone in an insensitive mannerRate it:

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rub the wrong wayTo annoy someone without intending to.Rate it:

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rub up the wrong wayTo annoy or anger someoneRate it:

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ruffle someone's feathersTo unease, cause discomfort to someoneRate 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 a red lightTo falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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run afterTo make a determined effort to win someone's affections.Rate it:

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run atTo charge at someone; to advance as though to attack.Rate it:

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run backTo take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.Rate it:

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run byTo inform someone briefly of the main points of an idea.Rate it:

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Run Circles around SomeonePerform a task better than othersRate it:

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run downTo read quickly a list or other short text.Rate it:

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run downTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.Rate it:

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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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run downTo criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.Rate it:

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run downTo lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.Rate it:

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run downTo reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.Rate it:

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run downderelictRate it:

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run down the clockTo waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.Rate it:

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run offTo leave someone without prior advice.Rate it:

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run offTo chase someone away.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 out of townTo force someone out of a place or a positionRate it:

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run pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run someone raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.Rate it:

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run something byTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run something pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run the clock downTo run down the clockRate it:

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run to earthto find someone or something after a long and difficult searchRate it:

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run up againstBegin to encounter problems with someone or something.Rate it:

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rust outTo rust completely; to become covered in rust; by extension, to break down over time and cease working.Rate it:

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

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saddleTo give a responsibility to someone.Rate it:

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salt in the woundSomething that increases someone's pain.Rate it:

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Salt of the EarthSomeone who is considered good, upright and nobleRate it:

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sand downTo treat or polish with sandpaper.Rate it:

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save by the bellTo rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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save by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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save downTo write a computer file to disk.Rate it:

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save someone's baconTo save someone's life.Rate it:

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save someone's skinTo save someone's life.Rate it:

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save someone's skinto prevent an undesirable occurrenceRate it:

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say cheeseUsed imperatively to elicit a smile from someone for a photograph by their saying "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).Rate it:

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Say Cry UncleTo lay down your arms or surrender, to accept defeatRate it:

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say goodbyeTo separate from someone.Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo wish someone farewell upon their leaving.Rate it:

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scale downTo reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.Rate it:

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scale downTo reduce the cost of a process, or the amount spent on something.Rate it:

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scare out of one's witsTo frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.Rate it:

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scare somebody to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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