| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| ripped off |
cheated, taken
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Dar paid too much for the watch. He got ripped off.
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| rise and shine |
wake up and be happy, get out of bed smiling
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"Rise and shine," he called to us each morning - at 6 a.m.!
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| rise to the occasion |
be able to do what is needed at the time
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When we need a speaker, Ed rises to the occasion. He speaks well.
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| risky business |
a risky plan, a gamble
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Being a peacemaker is risky business. You could get shot!
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| ritzy |
very nice, luxurious, putting on the ritz, snazzy
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Curt has a ritzy apartment in Berlin. It's a neat pad !
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| road apple |
a frozen horseturd used as a puck for road hockey
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Let's play hockey. You get the sticks and I'll find a road apple.
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| road to hell is paved... |
(See the road to hell is paved
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with good intentions )
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| Roaring Twenties |
the decade following World War I (1920-1929)
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In the Roaring Twenties, ladies had short hair with kiss curls.
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| rob Peter to pay Paul |
move money from one part of a budget to another
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If we use grocery money to buy gas, we rob Peter to pay Paul.
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| rob the cradle |
court a person who is too young, date a minor
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You're seeing Lisa? She's only 17! That's robbing the cradle!
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