Idiom Definition Index R

 

r
	The Group of Five/The Regina Five
rabbit
	pirate
race
	a dead heat
	go the distance
	home stretch
	kick
	lay rubber
	nag
	nip and tuck
	off to a good start
	play the ponies
	tight race
	win going away
racing
	drag race
racist
	politically correct
rad
	wild
radical
	on the fringe
	rad
radio
	boom box
	disk jockey (DJ)
	ghetto blaster
	sound bite
	tune in
radiotv
	phone-in
ragged
	shabby
rags
	dress up
	have your period [B]
	Sunday best
	threads
ragtop
	ragtop
rails
	on track
rain
	right as rain
raining
	it's cold / it's hot
	raining cats and dogs
rainy
	it's raining/snowing
raise
	build up
	put 'em up
	put down roots
	raise hell [B]
	raise the bar
	reach for the sky
raised
	high five
ralph
	throw up
ramble
	go on about
	rattle on
ranch
	cowpoke
rancher
	dude
range
	point-blank range
	run the gamut
rap
	a bum rap
	ass on the line
	shoulder the blame
	take the blame
rap-music
	hip hop (generation)
rare
	as scarce as hen's teeth
	blue moon
	few and far between
rarely
	once in a blue moon
rash
	break out in a rash
rat
	darn it
	drat
	fiddlesticks
	nuts
	oh my gosh
	phooey
	rotter
	scrut
	scum/scumbag
	squeal
ratch
	trash
rate
	pay through the nose
	take your pulse
rather
	wouldn't be caught dead
	wouldn't miss it for the world
rating
	a major
rational
	a bit off/a bit mental
	funny in the head
	not playing with a full deck
	off your rocker
	think straight
rays
	catch some rays
rcmp
	Mounties
reach
	hands up
	in good faith
	make a false move
	put 'em up
reaction
	feedback
	splashback
read
	book worm
	call attention to
	crack a book
	curl up with a good book
	follow the rules
	go over
	go through
	read along
	read between the lines
	read it over
	read up on
	run through
	walk through
	written all over your face
reader
	a fresh pair of eyes
ready
	a game one
	all set
	all teed up
	at your fingertips
	be there
	blood is up
	caught flatfooted
	fixing to
	game for anything
	gear up
	good to go
	guard is down
	hold on
	horny [B]
	hot and bothered
	hunker down
	in the offing
	in the pipe five by five
	itchy feet
	Johnny on the spot
	jump at the chance
	just-in-time
	land on your feet
	on the market
	on your toes
	prepare like crazy
	pumped/pumped up
	put to bed (print media)
	sharpen your pencils
	shipshape
	square off
	teed up
	touchy
	up for it
	up in arms
	up your sleeve
	wired for sound
	with bells on
real
	airy-fairy
	come true
	flake
	get your head out of the clouds
	honest-to-goodness
	pass off
	see through
	the crux of the matter
	the gospel truth
	the lowdown
	the real McCoy
	true colors
realistic
	come down to earth
	dream on
	get a grip
	get your head out of the clouds
reality
	cold comfort
	come to fruition
	face facts
	out of touch
realize
	click in
	come into your own
	twig to that
really
	don't know which side your bread is buttered on
	fall on deaf ears
	get real
	in bad faith
	it's a dilly
	save for a rainy day
	what it boils down to
rear
	bum
	keester
	rearend
reason
	account for
	for love nor money
	on purpose
	see through
	the root of the problem
rebuke
	bring you up short
recall
	draw upon
	on the tip of my tongue
receive
	beggars can't be choosers
	cash in
	come into
	fall into my lap
	freeload
	get a ticket
	get hell [B]
	get screwed
	had a bellyful
	in the loop
	pay the penalty
	rake in the dough
	ring off the hook
	steal the show
	suck the hind tit [B]
	take calls
	take possession
	take the blame
	take the rap
	the moment of truth
	what's in it for me
received
	count your chickens before they hatch
	the take
receiver
	tune in
receiving
	in clover
	seller's market
recent
	up to date
	you're only as good as your last shift
recently
	new money
recipe
	thrown in
	trade secret
recite
	wax poetic
reckless
	a bull in a china shop
	discretion is the better part of valor
reckon
	call into account
recognition
	a token gesture
	tip of the hat
recognize
	here's to
	it takes one to know one
record
	a paper trail
	break the record
	dirt file
	family tree
	hard skill
	take a poll
	write up
recorded
	disk jockey (DJ)
	under the table
recording
	in the flesh
recover
	bounce back
	lick your wounds
	make a comeback
	pull through
	scrape me off the ceiling
recovered
	back on your feet
recovery
	dead-cat bounce
recreation
	all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
recruit
	drum up
red
	fit to be tied
	jump through hoops
	pinko
	royal treatment
	run a red light
red-handed
	smoking gun
reduce
	dampen your spirits
	drop off
	ease up
	peter out
	slash and burn
	work off
reduced
	straight up
redundant
	as useless as a fifth wheel
reefer
	pot
refer
	pass the buck
reference
	it's not what you know, it's who you know
	that's his bible
refined
	straw horse
reform
	shape up
refusal
	a blackout (TV)
	the brush-off
refuse
	a soft touch
	don't give me any of your lip
	draw the line
	hard line
	know which side your bread is buttered on
	lie down on the job
	take it or leave it
	turn down
	won't see you stuck
refusing
	hard nosed
regain
	come to
	comeback kid
regardless
	even so
region
	grain belt
regret
	cry in your beer
	eat your words
	grind to a halt
	if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it
	kick myself
	touch you
regular
	card-carrying member
	one of the boys
rehearsal
	dress rehearsal
	dry run
reheated
	warmed over
reject
	give him the brush-off
	reject out of hand
	turn up your nose at
	turn your back on
rejection
	the brush-off
relate
	cotton to that
	dig/dig it
	hit it off
	sit with you
	tie in
related
	all that jazz
	beside the point
	hand in hand
	off topic
	the whole ball of wax
relationship
	a fine line
	bad blood
	blood is thicker than water
	on good terms
relative
	blood money
	Bob's your uncle
	next of kin
relax
	a man's home is his castle
	at ease
	breathe easy
	clear your head/mind
	hang loose
	kick back
	let it all hang out
	let yourself go
	lighten up
	make yourself at home
	put you at ease
	set your mind at ease
	settle down
	take time to smell the roses
	time on your hands
	time to kill
relaxed
	laid back
	on edge
	uptight
relaxes
	a downer (drug)
relaxing
	shagging wagon
relearn
	brush up on
release
	let go of
	let her rip
reliable
	no truth to it
	tried and true
relief
	whew
relieve
	break the ice
relieved
	breathe a sigh of relief
	thank goodness
rely
	count on
remain
	all things being equal
remainder
	bottoms up
	left over
remaining
	finish off
	the odd one
	to go
remedy
	hair off the dog that bit you
remember
	can't put my finger on it
	can't put my hands on it
	come to think of it
	do-dad
	draw upon
	if my memory serves me correctly
	jog your memory
	keep you in mind
	lose sight of
	losing it
	make a point of
	on the tip of my tongue
	rack my brain
	ring a bell
	slip your mind
	what's-his-face
remembering
	in mind
remind
	hold that over my head
	keep you on track
	ride me
	ring a bell
remove
	black out
	drain the swamp
	drop your drawers
	drop your gloves (hockey)
	knock off
	off with
	pull the goalie (hockey)
	pull the rug out
	scratch
	strip
	weed out
removed
	beat the rap
renege
	get cold feet
rent
	freeload
	live on
	pay through the nose
repair
	a stitch in time saves nine
	car buff
	downtime
	stand behind
	throw good money after bad
repaired
	beyond repair
repay
	make up for
	pay back
repeat
	beg your pardon
	ditto
	pardon me
repeated
	everything old is new again
repeatedly
	time and again
repeating
	like a broken record
replace
	stand behind
	stand in
replaced
	lame duck
replies
	your lip
reply
	a sharp tongue
	any word
	at a loss for words
	blurt out
	cheek
	fall to pieces
	feedback
	find my tongue
	leave the door open
	no word
	talk back
	touch it with a ten-foot pole
report
	a clean bill of health
	a picture is worth a thousand words
	all it's cracked up to be
	go into detail
	scoop
reported
	off the record
reporter
	go public
represent
	stand for
representing
	on behalf of
reprove
	come down on like a ton of bricks
reputation
	character assassination
request
	an offer I couldn't refuse
	buy time
	call on
	keep you in mind
	raise money
require
	a blackout (war)
	call for
	cost you
required
	a must
	above the law
	caught up
	cut corners
	for good measure
	give 110%
	jump through hoops
	press into service
	something borrowed, something blue
resentment
	claws are showing
	hard feelings
	no hard feelings
resident
	local yokel
residential
	the burbs
resign
	bail out
	bow out
	burn your bridges
	fall on your sword
	pull the pin
	step aside
	step down
resisting
	a pocket of resistance
resolute
	hang on like grim death
resort
	last-ditch
resource
	cash cow
respect
	bite me [B]
	don't get smart with me
	familiarity breeds contempt
	give a black eye
	keep your distance
	lip off
	no use for
	out of line
	pay my respects
	pay tribute
	props
	take my hat off to
	talk back
respect"
	props
respected
	make something of yourself
	name is mud
respond
	caught flatfooted
	dimwit
response
	feedback
	get a rise
	leave the door open
	tit for tat
responsibility
	bear the brunt
	grow up
	take on
responsible
	carry the can
	face the music
	hold me responsible
	holding the bag
	in charge
	saddled with
	see to it/see to that
	the buck stops here
rest
	catch some z's
	gravy train
	icing on the cake
	land up
	on the go
	rest his soul (God rest his soul)
	spell you off
	take a break
	take five
	the rest is gravy
	the rest is history
	time to kill
	what did I do to deserve this
	you're only as good as your last shift
restaurant
	a doggy bag
	eat out
	take-out restaurant
	wait on customers
rested
	fresh legs
	new legs
restful
	deep sleep
restore
	car buff
restored
	under control
restraint
	at will
result
	a foregone conclusion
	a sure thing
	a wild goose chase
	by dint of
	come of
	come to a head
	don't count your chickens before they hatch
	face the music
	kiss of death
	lead pipe cinch
	out of our hands
	play a part
	the end justifies the means
	wind up
retarded
	not all there
retirement
	nest egg
retreating
	tail between his legs
	with his tail between his legs
return
	back to the grind
	burn your bridges
	fall off the wagon
	get back at
	go jump in the lake
	hold the fort
	pay back
	shortchange
	what goes around comes around
returned
	back at it
	under control
returning
	going to the mountains
	second wind
reveal
	an ace up your sleeve
	blow my cover
	blow the lid off
	let on
	speak volumes
	steal your thunder
	tip your hand
	wear your heart on your sleeve
	you can't tell a book by its cover
revealed
	camel toes [B]
	catch up with
	see the light of day
revenge
	an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)
	don't get mad; get even
	fix your wagon
	get back at
	get him back
	out for blood
	out to get you
	pay him back
	pound of flesh
	want a piece of me
reverse
	back up
	go back on
review
	brush up on
	saw sawdust
revise
	get the wrinkles out
revived
	everything old is new again
reward
	pay off
	pay-off
	the early bird gets the worm
ribbons
	have you for breakfast
rich
	all hat and no cattle
	big shot
	boom or bust
	born with a silver spoon in his mouth
	deep pockets
	fat cat
	filthy rich
	got it made
	hit paydirt
	in the money
	laughing
	loaded
	money to burn
	moneybags
	more money than brains
	rolling in it
	well heeled
	well to do
richer
	put on airs
rid
	get this monkey off my back
	weed out
ride
	catch a ride
	get a lift
	give me a lift
	go for a spin
	go-round
	on my back
	pick you up
	take the bus/plane
	taken in
ridiculous
	don't make me laugh
riding
	on board
	on cloud nine
	piggyback
rifle
	pack Uzis
	take a shot
right
	a sharp wit
	act up
	bang on
	becomes you
	being there
	darn right
	darn tooting
	down pat
	fishy
	give my eye teeth
	got no business
	grandfather clause
	hit and miss
	hit the nail on the head
	hit the spot
	hold your mouth the right way
	in your face
	it works
	not with it
	off key (music)
	on moral grounds
	on track
	out of it
	out of the corner of my eye
	play my cards right
	pronto
	push the right buttons
	see fit
	spin doctor
	spot on
	the right stuff
	when the chips are down
	where do they get off
	work
	you betcha
	you got it
	you're not kidding/ you aren't kidding
	zig when you should zag
rigmarole
	the runaround
rigorous
	baptism by fire
riker
	The Rock
ring
	call up
	dingle you
	give me a call
	give me a dingle
	give me a ring
	ring me
ringer
	the spitting image
riot
	a hoot
	blow sky high
rip-off
	a snow job
	shady deal
	shortchange
ripped
	bilk
	get screwed
	taken
rises
	at first light
rising
	uptalk
risk
	a pig in a poke
	go out on a limb
	nerves of steel
	push the envelope
	put my neck on the line
	run the risk
	save your skin/neck
	she peed
	stick my neck out
	take chances
risky
	a slippery slope
	on thin ice
	play with fire
	risky business
ritz
	ritzy
road
	all the way to Egery and back
	down the line
	find your way
	give you the boot
	history
	off the beaten track
	on your way
	out of the way
	road apple
	road to hell is paved...
	the going gets rough
	the hard way
	traffic jam
	vamoose
roadster
	it's a Duesey
roasted
	the pope's nose
rob
	bushwhack
	pinch
robbed
	mugged
robbers
	mugged
robbery
	hold up
robbing
	on the take
robin
	all the way to Egery and back
	to hell and gone
robinson
	faster than a minnow can swim a dipper
	just like that
	like a chicken on a June bug
	quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
rock
	between the devil and the deep blue sea
	biter (curling)
	grunge (music)
	Newfie
	rock
	tight spot
rocker
	around the bend
	nuts
	take leave of your senses
rocky
	the going gets rough
	the hard way
	The Rock
roll
	pick yourself up
	royal treatment
	the school of hard knocks
	tump
	wipe out
rolling
	fat cat
	filthy rich
	get this show on the road
roman
	dogan
romance
	a crush on
	come-on
	on the make
romantic
	fall in love
	got a crush on
	in love
	lovelife
	make a pass
romantically
	chat her up
roof
	goodies
room
	a beehive of activity
	a bull in a china shop
	a hollow leg
	backroom boys
	booked/booked up
	elbow room
	full up
	make way
	move over
	pass around
	so small you could barely swing a cat
	take the chill off
	the room is so small you have to go outside turn around
	trash the place
	work the room
roots
	settle down
rope
	at my wits' end
	catch on
	know the ropes
	learn the ropes
	show you the ropes
	teach you the tricks of the trade
	the in's and out's
	the tricks of the trade
	tie up
roses
	sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle is inside [B]
rotten
	bad apple
	something smells
rough
	a bad time
	a game one
	a tough time of it
	boys will be boys
	give me a bad time
	play dirty
	rocky road
	tough sledding
	uphill battle
roundabout
	all around Robin Hood's barn
rouse
	wake up
route
	all around Robin Hood's barn
	fast track
	milk run
routine
	joe-job
	song and dance
row
	single file
	strip mall
	work cut out for
royal
	his nibs
	Mounties
rub
	against the grain
	shmooze
rubber
	showdown
rube
	hick
	square
ruddy
	cotton-picking
	darn
rude
	cheeky
	down and dirty
	hold your drinks
	lippy
	none of your lip
	sassy
	shirty
	throw insults
	trade insults
rudeness
	lip
rug
	bundle up
rugged-looking
	the strong, silent type
ruin
	blow it
	botch it
	character assassination
	cook your goose
	mess up
	monkeywrenching
	piss in the pickles [B]
	rain on their parade
	screw up
	shoot yourself in the foot
	the last straw
	trash
ruined
	beyond repair
	brain is fried
	down the tubes
	dust
	hopes dashed
	kaput
	rust out
	shot
	washed up
rule
	a free-for-all
	a rip-off
	according to Hoyle
	all's fair in love and war
	anything goes
	bend the rules
	bodacious
	break curfew
	by the same token
	find a way around
	follow the rules
	get around it
	get away with
	get her way
	grandfather
	in keeping with
	keep in line
	no holds barred
	play dirty
	play fair
	rule of thumb
	stay in line
	that's his bible
	toe the line
	turn over a new leaf
	underhanded
	what's good for the goose is good for the gander
ruler
	King Shit on Turd Island
rum
	hard liquor
rumor
	a scandal is brewing
	bunk
	scandal is brewing
	word is out
run
	a three-bagger (baseball)
	beat a hasty retreat
	bump into
	draft dodger
	dress rehearsal
	drop back
	drop behind
	duck out
	fall behind
	fine-tune
	go on about
	go through
	go wild
	gone to pot
	grand slam
	hightail it
	hit and run (baseball)
	home run (baseball)
	in the running
	look like he was dragged through a knothole
	make a false move
	off the shelf
	one for the money, two for the show...
	out of
	peter out
	pilot project
	put it on the bill
	put you through the mill
	rack up
	rearend
	run across
	run circles around you
	run down
	run for the hills
	run into
	run out
	run short
	run the gauntlet
	second wind
	shoot from the hip
	tear around
	test your metal
	the bum's rush
	wash down
	with his tail between his legs
	you can run but you can't hide
	zip
runner
	a clutch hitter (baseball)
	a head start
	dead last
	grand slam
	hit and run (baseball)
	new legs
running
	baptism by fire
	hit on all cylinders
	kick
	land on your feet
	neck and neck
	on the lam
	on the loose
	on the run
	tail between his legs
	tick over
	with his tail between his legs
runt
	the pick of the litter
rural
	hick
	local yokel
	rube
rush
	get your shirt in a knot/ get your shit in a knot [B]
	go off half-cocked
	joyride
	keep your hair on
	keep your shirt on
	run out of town
	run you out
	take by storm
	take your time
rust
	rust out
rusty
	rust out
	rustbucket
rye
	rye

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