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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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round robinan arrangement of choosing all elements in agroup equaly in some rational order e.g. 'taking turns"Rate it:

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roving eyeWide-ranging observation of one's surroundings.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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rub it inTo add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.Rate it:

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rub one's hands togetherTo eagerly anticipate an activity.Rate it:

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

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rue the dayto seriously regret one's actions.Rate it:

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rule the school(of one or a group of students) To socially dominate a school's student population, or a major part of it (such as the girls or the boys).Rate it:

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run a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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run a mileTo escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo claim a position that one does not rightfully earn.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass through the traffic light when the red light is on.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo enter a restricted area. To trespass.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.Rate it:

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run aboutTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run acrossTo cross by running.Rate it:

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run acrossTo find or discover by chance.Rate it:

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run adriftTo continue without being steered.Rate it:

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run adriftTo be aimless or pointless; to make no progress.Rate it:

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run afoul ofTo become entangled in; to run aground on.Rate it:

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run afoul ofTo contravene.Rate it:

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run afterTo chase.Rate it:

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

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run agroundTo cause a vessel to run aground.Rate it:

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run agroundFor a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.Rate it:

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run alongTo leave.Rate it:

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run amokTo go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage.Rate it:

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run arounda female who sees many different men at the same timeRate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.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 like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.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 atTo charge at someone; to advance as though to attack.Rate it:

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run awayTo flee by running.Rate it:

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run awayTo leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.Rate it:

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run awayescapeRate it:

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run away withTo be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.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 backTo take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.Rate it:

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run backTo rewind a film or cassette.Rate it:

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run byTo repeat some information.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 aroundTo outperform by a great margin.Rate it:

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Run Circles around SomeonePerform a task better than othersRate it:

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run counterTo defy or oppose something, especially an expectation, custom, or social standard.Rate it:

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run deepgo deepRate it:

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