Idiom Index R

 

rabbit
	rabbit
	rabbit died
	rabbit food
	the rabbit died
rabble-rouser
	rabble-rouser
race
	away to the races
	drag race
	off to the races
	piss like a race horse [B]
	rat race
	tight race
rack
	rack my brain
	rack up
rad
	rad
radio
	read me (CB radio)
	ten-four (CB radio)
rag
	chew the fat/ chew the rag
	from rags to riches
	glad rags
	got the rags on [B]
	rags
	rags to riches
rage
	air rage
ragged
	run you ragged
ragtop
	ragtop
railroad
	railroad
rails
	on the rails
rain
	as right as rain
	it never rains but it pours
	rain check
	rain on their parade
	right as rain
	when it rains it pours
rainbow
	chasing rainbows
	over the rainbow
raining
	raining cats and dogs
rainingsnowing
	it's raining/snowing
rainy
	save for a rainy day
raise
	raise a stink
	raise an eyebrow
	raise Cain
	raise hell [B]
	raise money
	raise the bar
	raise your hand against
	raise your spirits
raised
	raised eyebrows
raisins
	raisins
rake
	rake in the dough
	rake you over the coals
raking
	raking it in
ralph
	ralph
ram
	ram down your throat
rampant
	run rampant
ran
	time ran out
range
	out of range
	point-blank range
rant
	rant and rave
rap
	a bum rap
	beat the rap
	bum rap
	rap your knuckles
	take the rap
rapped
	get your knuckles rapped
rash
	break out in a rash
rat
	dirty dog/dirty rat
	rat fink
	rat on
	rat race
	rats
ratch
	ratch
rate
	cut rate
	going rate
	the going rate
rattle
	rattle my chain
	rattle on
	rattle sabres
rattling
	sabre rattling
rave
	rant and rave
raving
	stark raving mad
raw
	a raw deal
	raw deal
rays
	bag some rays
	catch some rays
razzle-dazzle
	razzle-dazzle
reach
	reach for the sky
	reach me
	reach out
reaction
	chain reaction
read
	read along
	read between the lines
	read into
	read it over
	read me (CB radio)
	read my lips
	read them and weep
	read up on
	read you
ready
	rough and ready
real
	get real
	real McCoy
	the real McCoy
reality
	virtual reality
realize
	realize your potential
really
	really deaf
ream
	ream out
reamed
	get reamed out
reap
	reap what you sow
	you reap whatsoever you sow
reaper
	grim reaper
	The Grim Reaper
rear
	rear end
rearend
	rearend
reason
	no rhyme or reason
	rhyme or reason
record
	break the record
	broken record
	like a broken record
	off the record
	track record
red
	in the red
	paint the town red
	red carpet
	red herring
	red tape
	roll out the red carpet
	run a red light
	see red
red-faced
	red-faced
red-handed
	caught red-handed
red-letter
	a red-letter day
	red-letter day
redneck
	a redneck
	redneck
reduce
	reduce to tears
reefer
	reefer
refuse
	an offer I couldn't refuse
	offer I couldn't refuse
regina
	The Group of Five/The Regina Five
regular
	a regular guy
	regular guy
rehearsal
	dress rehearsal
reject
	reject out of hand
relate
	relate to that
relief
	breathe a sigh of relief
rented
	rented lips
repair
	beyond repair
repay
	repay in kind
resistance
	a pocket of resistance
	pocket of resistance
resort
	last resort
respects
	pay my respects
responsible
	hold me responsible
rest
	at rest
	give it a rest
	God rest his soul
	no rest for the wicked
	put to rest
	rest assured
	rest his soul (God rest his soul)
	rest my case
	rest on your laurels
	the rest is gravy
	the rest is history
restaurant
	take-out restaurant
retentive
	anal retentive
retreat
	beat a hasty retreat
return
	point of no return
	the point of no return
revenge
	get revenge
	seek revenge
	take revenge
rhyme
	no rhyme or reason
	rhyme or reason
ribbing
	give you a ribbing
ribbons
	cut you to ribbons
rich
	filthy rich
	strike it rich
riches
	from rags to riches
	rags to riches
rid
	get rid of
riddance
	good riddance
ride
	along for the ride
	catch a ride
	go along for the ride
	ride herd
	ride his coattails
	ride me
	ride the clutch
	ride the wave
	taken for a ride
riding
	riding high
rig
	a big rig
	big rig
right
	as right as rain
	darn right
	give my right arm
	heart is in the right place
	hold your mouth the right way
	left, right and center
	play my cards right
	push the right buttons
	put the right spin on it
	right as rain
	right away
	right before my eyes
	right off the bat
	right on
	right on the money
	right, left and center
	serve them right
	the customer is always right
	the right stuff
rigmarole
	rigmarole
	what a rigmarole
rile
	rile up
riley
	life of Riley
	the life of Riley
ring
	give me a ring
	ring a bell
	ring leader
	ring me
	ring off the hook
ringer
	a dead ringer
	dead ringer
riot
	a riot
rip
	let her rip
rip-off
	a rip-off
	rip-off
rip-snorting
	rip-snorting mad
ripe
	at the ripe old age
ripped
	ripped off
rise
	get a rise
	on the rise
	rise and shine
	rise to the occasion
risk
	run the risk
	take a risk
	take risks
risky
	risky business
ritz
	putting on the ritz
ritzy
	ritzy
river
	cry me a river
road
	down the road
	get out of the road
	get this show on the road
	in the road
	middle of the road
	on the road
	one for the road
	road apple
	road to hell is paved...
	rocky road
	the road to hell is paved with good intentions
	where the rubber hits the road
roadtrail
	hit the road/trail
roaring
	Roaring Twenties
rob
	rob Peter to pay Paul
	rob the cradle
robin
	all around Robin Hood's barn
	around Robin Hood's barn
robinson
	before you can say Jack Robinson
	quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
rock
	as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar
	between a rock and a hard place
	don't rock the boat
	got rocks in your head
	hit rock bottom
	Rock
	rock
	rock bottom
	rock the boat
	rocks in your head
	rocks socks
	solid as the Rock of Gibraltar
	The Rock
rocker
	off your rocker
rocky
	rocky road
rod
	pack a rod
rodchester
	rodchester
rode
	you and the horse you rode in on
roll
	a roll in the hay [B]
	heads will roll
	let the good times roll
	on a roll
	roll around
	roll in the hay
	roll off the tongue
	roll out the red carpet
	roll over and play dead
	roll their eyes
	roll with the punches
roller
	high roller
rolling
	a rolling stone gathers no moss
	get rolling
	keep the ball rolling
	rolling in it
	rolling in the aisles
	rolling stone
romans
	when in Rome, do as the Romans do
rome
	when in Rome, do as the Romans do
roof
	go through the roof
	through the roof
	went through the roof
room
	elbow room
	make room
	the room is so small you have to go outside turn around
	work the room
roost
	chickens come home to roost
	come home to roost
rooster
	bet on a lame rooster
root
	get to the root of the problem
	money is the root of all evil
	put down roots
	root for
	root of the problem
	the root of the problem
rope
	at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
	give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
	know the ropes
	learn the ropes
	rope into
	show you the ropes
roses
	a bed of roses
	coming up roses
	life is not all guns and roses
	take time to smell the roses
rot
	rot gut
rotten
	rotten to the core
	something is rotten...
	there's something rotten in the state of Denmark
rotter
	rotter
rough
	a rough time
	a rough time of it
	give you a rough time
	going gets rough
	rough and ready
	rough going
	rough up
	the going gets rough
roughshod
	run roughshod
round
	buy a round
	round the clock
	round up
	take a round out of
row
	a hard row to hoe
	a tough row to hoe
	death row
	ducks in a row (ducks in order)
	hard row to hoe
	row of beans
	tough row to hoe
royal
	a royal pain
	His Royal Highness
	royal pain
	royal treatment
rub
	rub elbows
	rub salt in the wound
	rub shoulders with
	rub the wrong way
rubber
	lay rubber
	rubber match
	where the rubber hits the road
rubberneck
	rubberneck
rube
	rube
ruddy
	ruddy
ruffle
	ruffle your feathers
rug
	pull the rug out
	rug up
	snug as a bug in a rug
rule
	bend the rules
	follow the rules
	golden rule
	rule of thumb
	rule out
	The Golden Rule
	work to rule
rumor
	rumor has it
run
	a run for your money
	dry run
	give you a run for your money
	hit and run (baseball)
	hit and run (traffic)
	home run (baseball)
	in the long run
	milk run
	on the run
	run a red light
	run a tab
	run a tub
	run across
	run amuck
	run an errand
	run circles around you
	run down
	run for office
	run for the hills
	run for your money
	run interference
	run into
	run it by me again
	run its course
	run of the mill
	run off
	run off at the mouth
	run out
	run out of patience
	run out of town
	run rampant
	run roughshod
	run short
	run the gamut
	run the gauntlet
	run the risk
	run the show
	run through
	run up
	run you out
	run you ragged
	take it and run
	trial run
	you can run but you can't hide
	you don't miss the water till the well runs dry
run-in
	run-in
runaround
	give you the runaround
	runaround
	the runaround
rung
	bottom rung
	had his bell rung
runner
	front runner
runneth
	cup runneth over
running
	hit the ground running
	in the running
	running water
	up and running
runt
	runt of the litter
	the runt of the litter
rush
	bum's rush
	no rush
	rush
	rush hour
	the bum's rush
	what a rush
rust
	rust out
rustbucket
	rustbucket
rut
	in a rut
rye
	rye

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