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responsum ab aliquo ferre, auferreto extract an answer from some one.Rate it:

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rest on one's laurelsTo rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.Rate it:

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rester chapeau basTo stand hat in hand.Rate it:

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return to formTo go back to a better, original state.Rate it:

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return to one's muttonsto get back to the business at hand.Rate it:

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revenge is a dish best served coldAn expression that emotional detachment is ideal when taking revenge, as one is righting the wrongs that have been done to the doer.Rate it:

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revenge is sweetSaid when one is satisfied with taking revenge on oneself.Rate it:

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revenir de loin1. To come back from a distant place. 2. To recover from a very severe illness.Rate it:

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rex-patA repeat expatriate, one who becomes ex-patriated a second time.Rate it:

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rick rolledBasically on youtube,you're probably gonna find lots of links, some of them link to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", which if you do find one, you have been rick rolled.Rate it:

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riddle me that, BatmanSaid to demand that the listener take notice of a question or situation just mentioned, especially one that is particularly difficult to solve or explain.Rate it:

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ride one's luckTo avoid failure only by good fortune.Rate it:

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ride upto move up higher on one's body.Rate it:

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right backUsed in several informal constructions to indicate return -- especially imminent return to a point of origin.Rate it:

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right back at youAlternative form of back at youRate it:

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right hand mansomeone you trust.Rate it:

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rim jobAnilingus; act where one person licks the other's anus.Rate it:

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ring backTo return a phone call.Rate it:

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

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ring inTo make a phone call to one's usual place of work.Rate it:

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ring one's bellTo strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.Rate it:

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rip-off merchantone who charges excessively high prices for a product.Rate it:

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rire comme un bossuTo split one’s sides with laughter.Rate it:

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rire dans sa barbeTo laugh in one’s sleeve.Rate it:

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rire dans sa barbe (or, sous cape)To laugh in one’s sleeve. Rate it:

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rire jauneTo laugh on the wrong side of one’s mouth.Rate it:

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rire sous cape (or, sous sa coiffe)To laugh in one’s sleeve (generally of women. See Barbe.)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 from the ashesTo make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.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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risum aegre continere posseto be scarcely able to restrain one's laughter.Rate it:

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risum tenere vix posseto be scarcely able to restrain one's laughter.Rate it:

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road movieA film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel.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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rock out with one's cock outTo enjoy oneself immensely, to partyRate it:

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rock upTo work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.Rate it:

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rocket scientistOne specializing in the science or study of rockets and their design.Rate it:

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rod for one's backThe means of one's own punishment or downfall.Rate it:

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roll aroundto move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's bodyRate it:

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roll backTo postpone.Rate it:

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roll backTo return to a prior state.Rate it:

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roll backTo retreat.Rate it:

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roll back the yearsTo produce a sense of nostalgiaRate it:

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roll down the windowsTo flail one's arms in a circular motion when off-balance, as to mimic the act of rolling down a car window.Rate it:

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roll in one's graveUsed other than as an idiom: see roll, in, one's, grave.Rate it:

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roll in one's graveAlternative form of turn in one's grave.Rate it:

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roll one's eyesTo deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.Rate it:

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roll overTo increment, especially back to an initial value.Rate it:

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roll overTo reinvest funds from a lottery into a subsequent one, because nobody won itRate it:

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roll up one's sleevesTo prepare to work.Rate it:

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