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rub outdelete, eraseRate it:

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rubber baby buggy bumpersa tongue twister; a phrase that if spoken rapidly and repeatedly is difficult to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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rubber jungleIn a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.Rate it:

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rubbish in, rubbish outAlternative form of garbage in, garbage out.Rate it:

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rug pullMostly, a type of crypto scam where developers raise funds from investors and then ditch the project they used to create the buzz.Rate it:

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rule outTo cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.Rate it:

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rule outTo make something impossible.Rate it:

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rule outTo reject an option from a list of possibilities.Rate it:

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Rule with an Iron HandStrict, dominant and harsh rulerRate it:

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rumor millA group or network of persons who originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.Rate it:

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run downTo read quickly a list or other short text.Rate it:

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run downTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.Rate it:

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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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run downTo criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.Rate it:

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run downTo lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.Rate it:

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run downTo reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.Rate it:

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run downderelictRate it:

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run down the clockTo waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.Rate it:

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run hot and coldTo alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.Rate it:

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run into the groundTo wear out, especially through excessive use.Rate it:

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run like a topTo operate flawlessly and smoothly.Rate it:

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run lowTo near the end of a supply of something; to be nearly running out.Rate it:

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run outAlternative spelling of runout.Rate it:

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run out of steamTo run out of energy; to run out of motivation.Rate it:

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run out of townTo force someone out of a place or a positionRate it:

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run out onTo leave a partner suddenly and without prior warning.Rate it:

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run out the clockTo preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.Rate it:

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run the clock downTo run down the clockRate it:

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run the rule overExamine carefully and thoroughly.Rate it:

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run to earthto find someone or something after a long and difficult searchRate it:

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run wildto go unchecked, to be out of controlRate it:

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run with the hare and hunt with the houndsTo support both sides of an argument.Rate it:

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running out of timeBroke, friendless, no car, can't meet mortgage payments.Rate it:

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rush inTo act quickly and without due thoughtRate it:

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rush outUsed other than as an idiom: rush out.Rate it:

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rush outTo release (a product) quickly.Rate it:

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Russian rouletteA deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the location of the bullet is unknown, points the weapon at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges.Rate it:

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rust outTo rust completely; to become covered in rust; by extension, to break down over time and cease working.Rate it:

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s'accorder comme chien et chatTo live a cat and dog life.Rate it:

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sack outTo fall asleep, usually from implied exhaustion.Rate it:

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sacked outSound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion.Rate it:

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sacrificial poetIn poetry slams, a poet who goes first and gets scored by the judges, but is not actually in the competition.Rate it:

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saddleA block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.Rate it:

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saddleA part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.Rate it:

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saddleA cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backboneRate it:

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saddle upTo set and cinch a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding.Rate it:

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saddle upTo set and cinch a saddle in preparation for riding.Rate it:

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safe and soundHaving come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.Rate it:

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sag schnellused to indicate that one is missing a word and to invite the collocutor to fill it inRate it:

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said and doneAgreed to and accomplished or finished.Rate it:

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