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real jobA job which requires the employee to, work regular hours for a consistent wage that often exceeds the provisions of applicable minimum wage legislation. A job that produces a living wage.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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reinvent the wheelTo redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.Rate it:

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rem or opes habere, bona possidere, in bonis esseto possess means, to be well off.Rate it:

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

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ride herd onTo supervise a group of people, such as workers, and/or their actions, i.e. their work.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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roadwarriorA person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work.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 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 up one's sleevesTo prepare to work.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 oneself raggedTo work or exert oneself to the point of exhaustion.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 somebody raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.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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sack of shitReferencing someone as a terrible person; a democrat.Rate it:

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saddleTo give a responsibility to someone.Rate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate 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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scare the living daylights out ofTo scare something or someone to death.Rate it:

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scissorbillAnd railroad term for someone who refused to join the union or who openly colluded with management to thwart the union.Rate it:

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scissorbillSomeone considered contemptible or foolish.Rate it:

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screw overTo cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.Rate it:

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securi percutere, ferire aliquemto execute a person, cut off his head.Rate it:

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see throughTo be able to predict or read someone.Rate it:

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seeing redWhen someone is seeing red they are absolutely furious, angry beyond control, feeling rage.Rate it:

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sellTo trick, or cheat someone.Rate it:

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sell a bargainA species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".Rate it:

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sell oneselfTo work as a prostitute.Rate it:

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sell-by dateUsed to indicate that something, or someone, is old and out of date.Rate it:

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