Idioms and Phrases Starting With R

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Here we again with the idioms and phrases starting with R. Before this, we have already given you idioms from A to Q. Click here to read the full list.

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10 Idioms and Phrases Starting With R

1. Rabbit hole

 

Meaning: mentally go somewhere surreal or strange

Example: Peter is having another one of his parties on Friday. Time to go down the rabbit hole again.

 

2. Ride high

 

Meaning: when someone is very successful

Example: Our team won four college tournaments in a row this year! Why wouldn't the team be riding high!

 

3. Reinvent the wheel

Meaning: to waste one's time doing something that has already been done satisfactorily.

Example: Just use our guide book to and don't try to reinvent the wheel.

4. Rake over the coals

 

Meaning: drag over the coals

Example: My classmate Lily forgot doing her maths homework as she had a function to attend in her family. The teacher literally raked her over the coals for that.

 

5. Right away

Meaning: to do something immediately

Example: I promise to complete my homework right away.

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           6. Rule out

Meaning: to exclude out something

Example: Rule out each and every word from the application which you don’t want the principal to read.

 

7. Red herring

Meaning: something irrelevant that distracts you from something important

Example: The new law is just a red herring meant to draw our attention away from the issues regarding education.

 

8. Roll the dice

Meaning: to gamble or take a chance on something or someone

Example: The bartender decided to roll the dice and use rum for the cocktail since they were out of gin.

 

9. Run out

Meaning: to not have enough of something

Example: I cannot believe that we have run out of milk! Just when I wanted to make a cup of tea.

 

10. Running around like a headless chicken

Meaning: to carry on in a disorganized manner

Example: After failing to take her equipment to the lab, Lizzie ran around like a headless chicken while trying to conduct her experiment.

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Source: theidioms.com

 

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