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rattle someone's cageTo demand attention; to nag, nudge, or remind.Rate it:

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raunch outTo upset by being raunchy.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 outTo attempt to initiate communication with someone.Rate it:

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reach outTo extend one's hand forward.Rate it:

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reach outTo ask for help.Rate 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 '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 like a bookTo be able to discern someone's thoughts from his or her body language or other behavior.Rate it:

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read me out!To understand a person very well.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 someone the riot actTo scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.Rate it:

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read someone's lipsTo discern what someone is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.Rate it:

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read someone's lipsTo pay close attention (often imperative).Rate it:

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read someone's mindTo guess or deduce what someone is thinking.Rate it:

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Read the Riot ActScold in a severe manner, or to give a warning to someoneRate it:

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read the tea-leavesTo foretell someone's future by examining the tea-leaves at the bottom of the cup.Rate it:

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read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:

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red as a beetrootAn expression used when someone's face turns a bright red colour, often through embarrassment. Also used in the comparative form: "Your face was redder than a beetroot".Rate it:

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red lightDenial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.Rate it:

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

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reduce someone to tearsTo cause to cryRate it:

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reel into bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.Rate it:

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reel outTo unreelRate it:

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rem outTo temporarily disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment.Rate it:

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rent outto lease, let (a property)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 obsolescita thing is going out of use, becoming obsolete.Rate it:

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reveal the secretTo explain a secret in public or to someoneRate it:

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rid outto clear out, emptyRate it:

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rid upto empty, clear outRate it:

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

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ride outTo tackle a difficult problem and survive.Rate it:

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ride roughshod overTo act in a bullying or inconsiderate manner; to display disregard towards someone or something.Rate it:

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ride someone's assto find fault with someone, to constantly criticiseRate it:

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rig outto provide with equipment or gearRate it:

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rig outTo dress; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner.Rate it:

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rig outto expel the holder of an office or other position by means of rigging the election.Rate it:

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right fightersomeone who fights for truth, justice and what is right often to the exclusion of or above all else; someone who tries to win arguments even if it hurts othersRate it:

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right hand mansomeone you trust.Rate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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ring outTo make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.Rate it:

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ring someone's bellTo physically traumatize someone with a strong blow, especially a concussive blow to the head.Rate it:

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rise aboveTo ignore petty or trivial issues and do what one is supposed to; to act better than someone or something inappropriate.Rate it:

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rise above your raisin's (raisings)become better than how you were raised; "Rise above your raisin's" is how you pronounce the phrase because in southern expressions, the "g" sound in words ending in "ing" is usually not spoken); rise above your raisingsRate it:

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rise and shinea phrase used to wake someone up by telling them to rise out of bed and shine (excel)Rate it:

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rise and shineA phrase to wake someone up.Rate it:

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risk one's life and limbTo do something dangerous that will risk someone's existence together with his or her body facultiesRate 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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