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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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renovate your lifeA chiding, an expression relative to fostering change, institute a renaissance in one's life.Rate it:

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rentrer dans sa coquilleTo draw in one’s horns.Rate it:

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rentrer par une oreille et ressortir par l'autrego in one ear and out the otherRate it:

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repulsam ferre consulatus (a populo) (Tusc. 5. 19. 54)to fail in one's candidature for the consulship.Rate it:

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resipiscere (Att. 4. 5. 2)to recover one's reason, be reasonable again.Rate it:

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responsum ab aliquo ferre, auferreto extract an answer from some one.Rate it:

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rex-patA repeat expatriate, one who becomes ex-patriated a second time.Rate it:

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rick rolledBasically on youtube,you're probably gonna find lots of links, some of them link to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", which if you do find one, you have been rick rolled.Rate it:

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riddle me that, BatmanSaid to demand that the listener take notice of a question or situation just mentioned, especially one that is particularly difficult to solve or explain.Rate it:

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ride upto move up higher on one's body.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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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 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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rocket scientistOne specializing in the science or study of rockets and their design.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 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 overTo reinvest funds from a lottery into a subsequent one, because nobody won itRate 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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rotten appleA bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others: a bad apple.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 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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s'endormir sur ses lauriersto rest on one's laurelsRate it:

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s'étirer les jambesto stretch one's legsRate 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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salutem, vitam suam in discrimen offerre (not exponere)to risk one's life.Rate it:

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saluti suae consulere, prospicereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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salvo officio (Off. 3. 1. 4)without violating, neglecting one's duty.Rate it:

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sanguinem suum pro patria effundere or profundereto shed one's blood for one's fatherland.Rate it:

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santa clausfather christmasRate it:

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satisfacere alicui pro (de) iniuriisto give some one satisfaction for an injury.Rate it:

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sauter à pieds joints sur quelqu'un(fig.) To ride rough-shod over any one.Rate it:

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sauve qui peutEvery one for himself; Run for your lives.Rate it:

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save oneselfTo refrain from having sex until one meets a suitable person to date or betroth or marryRate it:

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save something for a rainy dayTo save something just in case one may need it.Rate it:

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save the furnitureTo salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.Rate it:

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savoir ce qu'en vaut l'auneTo know a thing to one’s cost.Rate it:

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savoir sur le bout du doigtTo know perfectly; To have at one’s finger-ends.Rate it:

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say again"What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.Rate it:

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