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| railroad |
push a plan, force a person
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No, I didn't want to resign. I was railroaded into it!
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| rain check |
using a service later, credit for a product
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The store had sold all the CD's, so they gave me a rain check.
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| rain on their parade |
ruin the party, spoil the fun, piss on them [B]
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When Barb found out she wasn't invited to the wedding, she said, "I hope it rains on their parade."
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| raining cats and dogs |
raining hard, raining heavily
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You need a raincoat, Dear. It's raining cats and dogs!
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| raise a stink |
complain a lot, cause an argument or a bad scene
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Gunter raised a stink by accusing the chairman of stealing funds.
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| raise an eyebrow |
(See raised eyebrows)
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| raise Cain |
shout and make noise, cause a disturbance
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They were having a wild party upstairs - really raising Cain.
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| raise hell [B] |
make noise, disturb the peace, raise Cain
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The neighbors are drinking and raising hell again.
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| raise money |
earn or request money for a project or a charity
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The Boy Scouts are raising money to pay for a trip to China.
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| raise the bar |
raise the level, set a higher standard
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If we raise the bar, students will try harder but more will fail.
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