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reach outTo attempt to initiate communication with someone.Rate 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 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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ready upto prepare for use, to get readyRate it:

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ready, set, goon your mark, get set, goRate it:

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rebrousser cheminTo retrace one's steps, to turn back.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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rendre gorgeTo have to pay back money unjustly acquired; To disgorge one’s ill-gotten gains.Rate it:

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repetere ab ultima (extrema, prisca) antiquitate (vetustate), ab heroicis temporibusto go back to the remote ages.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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revenir de loin1. To come back from a distant place. 2. To recover from a very severe illness.Rate it:

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

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ride the ... trainTo get used to something; to adapt to something; to become accustomed to something.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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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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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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rock the houseTo jam at a concert, get down.Rate it:

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rocket scientistSomeone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.Rate it:

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rode hard and put away wetA graphic way of saying someone is exhausted or. overworkedRate it:

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roll aroundto be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mindRate it:

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

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roll withTo spend time; to be someone's companion or part of a group with someone.Rate it:

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Rolling Stone Gathers No MossSomeone who’s always trying to move on or someone who frequently changes his jobs wouldn’t be able to keep a lot for himRate it:

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Rotten Apple Spoils the BarrelSomething bad spoils everything or someone bad can spoil othersRate it:

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Rub the Wrong WayIrritating someone or annoying an individual; handling someone in an insensitive mannerRate it:

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rub the wrong wayTo annoy someone without intending to.Rate it:

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

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run atTo charge at someone; to advance as though to attack.Rate it:

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run offTo chase someone away.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 pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run something byTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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run something pastTo bring an idea or proposal to the attention of someone in order to obtain their opinion.Rate it:

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

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s'attirer une mauvaise affaireTo get into a mess, scrape.Rate it:

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sack of shitReferencing someone as a terrible person; a democrat.Rate it:

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saddleA seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddleAn item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddleTo get into a saddle.Rate it:

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saddleTo give a responsibility to someone.Rate it:

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sauce upto get drunkRate it:

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say cheeseUsed imperatively to elicit a smile from someone for a photograph by their saying "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo separate from someone.Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo wish someone farewell upon their leaving.Rate it:

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scare out of one's witsTo frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.Rate it:

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scare straightTo frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.Rate it:

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