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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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rolloverContinue one's Funds In Program, 'Rollover' My Existing Funds, My Plan, Stay The Course In The Present Agenda, Investiture: Do Not Close OuI, Retain All Funds And'Steady As You Go!Rate it:

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roof over one's headSomewhere to live; shelter.Rate it:

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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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rouge le soir et blanc le matin, c'est la journée du pèlerinRed at night is the shepherd’s delight, Red in the morning, the shepherd’s warning. Evening red and morning gray Are two sure signs of a fine day.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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row backTo slightly change a previous opinion about something, or what was said.Rate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.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 red lightTo claim a position that one does not rightfully earn.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 away withTo be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.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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