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raining cats and dogsRaining very heavily; excessive downpourRate it:

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raise a handTo raise one's arm and hand.Rate it:

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raise the flag and see who salutesIt generates, usually as a preliminary step.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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Rally Round the FlagGetting together to express support and backing, particularly during the bad timesRate it:

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rank and fileThose lacking any particular title or status; those having no station.Rate it:

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rank and fileordinary membersRate it:

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rat raceAn activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.Rate it:

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Rat RaceSevere, long-lasting and stressing competition in the society or in businessRate 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's nestA software or hardware system whose design lacks organized structure, making it difficult to understand and maintain.Rate it:

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ratio acceptorum et datorum (accepti et expensi) (Amic. 16. 58)the account of receipts and expenditure.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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rattle throughTo do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.Rate it:

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raucous caucus"Raucous caucus" is a playful and alliterative phrase often used to describe a noisy, energetic, or tumultuous gathering, especially in the context of political discussions or meetings. The term combines "raucous," meaning loud, disorderly, or boisterous, with "caucus," which refers to a group of people with shared political goals or opinions.Rate it:

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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:

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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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read 'em and weepWhen playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that roundRate it:

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

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read oneself inTo read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.Rate it:

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read outTo read something and say the words to inform other people.Rate it:

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read outTo read some data and inform the person using the device.Rate it:

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read the roomto understand the emotions and thoughts of the people in the roomRate it:

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Real McCoyGenuine or the original articles and not the fake ones; something original or best in qualityRate it:

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real superheroA crimefighter who imitates common characteristics of superheroes of fiction, typically by at least wearing colorful spandex clothes and a mask.Rate it:

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reap the harvestMy plan for this quarter is to concentrate upon one main item in our brief catalog and hope to reap a harvest from this thrust!Rate it:

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reasonable personA fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances."Rate it:

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rebound relationshipA relationship proceeding a longterm relationship, usually short in duration and used to help mend the "broken heart".Rate it:

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red face testA hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.Rate it:

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Red HerringSomething that can be extremely misleading and can cause the attention of an individual to be diverted to something else from the main issue/subjectRate it:

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red tapeA derisive term for regulations or bureaucratic procedures that are considered excessive or excessively time- and effort-consuming.Rate it:

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Red TapeExtra-long formal procedure that consumes lots of time, strict adherence to certain rules and regulationsRate it:

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Red-Carpet TreatmentSpecial and exclusive treatment for someone in terms of hospitality and respectRate it:

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rede wenig, rede wahr trinke mäßig und zahll bar.One should speak not too much and should say true and even drinking a lot should ever pay cash.Rate it:

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rediscover fireTo relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society.Rate it:

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reel offTo list effortlessly and quickly.Rate it:

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reflect onTo think carefully about something, and give it due consideration.Rate it:

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rejeter le moucheron et avaler le chameauTo strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.Rate it:

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remember p's and q'sTo remember your manners and always remain polite.Rate it:

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remuer ciel et terreTo move heaven and earth; To leave no stone unturned.Rate it:

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rentrer par une oreille et ressortir par l'autrego in one ear and out the otherRate it:

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res componere ac digerereto arrange and divide the subject-matter.Rate it:

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res est multi laboris et sudoristhe matter involves much labour and fatigue.Rate it:

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res, quae importantur et exportanturimports and exports.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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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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Rhodanus Sequanos ab Helvetiis dividitthe Rhone. is the frontier between the Helvetii and the Sequani.Rate it:

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rhythm and bluesType of musicRate it:

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rice chaserA white person with a strong inclination and attraction toward Asian men or women.Rate it:

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ridden hard and put away wetMistreated; not properly cared for.Rate it:

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