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| rearend |
bump a car in the back, run into the rear of a car
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"Your back bumper is dented." "Ya, some guy rearended me."
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| red carpet |
(See roll out the red carpet)
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| red-faced |
embarrassed, ashamed when something private is made public
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Judy was red-faced after you kissed her in class. She was embarrassed.
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| red herring |
a false issue, make a mountain...
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She said, "Fluoride is a red herring. It's not important."
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| red-letter day |
(See a red-letter day)
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| red tape |
government forms and procedures
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An immigrant faces a lot of red tape - many interviews, forms.
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| redneck |
(See a redneck)
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| reduce to tears |
ask hurtful questions until someone cries
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The lawyer's hurtful questions soon reduced Karla to tears.
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| reefer |
marijuana cigarette, pot
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After smoking two reefers, he laughed at anything they said.
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| regular guy |
(See a regular guy)
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