RACK
RACK AND RUIN :complete decay and destruction. the house has gone
to rack and rain.
ON THE RACK : in distress. he was on the rack until he received
the dector's report.
RAG
RAG-TAG AND BOBTAIL : common people. he used to bring all the
rag-tag and bobtail into the house.
LOSE ONE'S RAG : to lose one's temper. the teacher really lost
his rag when the children started to laugh.
RACKET
TO STAND THE RACKET : to come successfully through test. they
are all going to foreign country, and father has promised to stand the
racket.
RAGE
ALL THE RAGE :popular or fashionable. that silk saree is all
the rage these days.
RAIL
OF THE RAIL : disorganised. my mind is off the rail these days.
RAIN
RAIN CATS AND DOGS : to rain very hard. it is rainig cats and
dogs-the streets are flooded.
RAIN CHECK : a promise to repeat an invitation at a later time.
rakesh said" i am sorry you cannot come to dinner this evening , deve,
i will give you a rain check.
AS RIGHT AS RAIN : perfectly. all right; completely well. your
daughter has a slight cold. keep her in bed and she will be(as) right
as rain in a couple of days.
RAIN OR SHINE : in all weathers. he must come here in rain or shine.
A RAINY DAY : bad days. a wise man lays down something for the rainy day.
RAISE
RAISE THE ROOF : make a very loud noise. the audience raised
the roof with thier applause.
RAISE CHAIN OR RAISE HELL : make a lot of noise. as soon as the
teacher left the classroom, the children started to raise chain.
RAISE COIN :create a tremendous noise.
RAISE THE WIND : obtain ready money. he cannot raise the wind
for a holiday this year.
RAISE ONE FROM ONE'S KEES : give self respect. me nehru raised
india from her knees.
RAKE
AS THIN AS A RAKE: very thin. since his illness he has been as
thin as a rake.
RAKE OFF : commission. he get a rake off of five per cent.
RAKE UP : receive. please do not rake up old troubles.
RANK
RANK AND FILE : common soldier; ordinary people. rank and file
does not care who wins the war.
PEOPLE OF ALL RANKS :all kinds of people. democracy eaters
for peoplle of all ranks.
TO RISE FROM THE RANKS: to rise from humble. most great men
have risen from the ranks.
TANK RANK OF : take precedence of. the president takes rank of
the prime minister.
RANSOM
A KING'S RANSOM : a vast amount of money. she would not marry
him for a king's ransom.
RANT
RANT AND RAVE : to talk angrily about something. he is still
ranting and raving about the damage to his car.
RAT
RAT ON : to betray. the police know we are here, someone must
have ratted on us.
RAT RACE :a crowded, or disorderly rush. the dance last night
was a rate race. it was too noisy and crowded.
RATE
AT ANY RATE : in any circumstances; at all events. he must come
at any rate.
AT THE RATE OF :at the speech of. the car is running at the
rate of forty kilometer an hour.
RAW
IN THE RAW : in the natural state. you see nature in the raw in
the jungle.
A RAW DEAL : unfair treatment. his secretary thinks she got a
raw deal, since everyone got an increase in salary except her.
RAZOR
AS SHARP/KEEN AS A RAZOR : very sharp. the edge of the leaf was
as keen as a razor and cut my hand.
REACH
REACH FOR THE SKY : to put one's hand high above one's head or
be shot. a held up man walked into the gas station last night and told
the attendant "reach for the sky".
OUT OF REACH : beyond the furthest distance to which one can
stretch or met. i had telephoned seema, but she is out of reach.
READ
TO READ BETWEEN LINES : to understand, thoroughly. before
make a summary of it,try to read the passage between lines.
READ UP ON : to learn by study. i must read up on his this
before my exam.
READ INTO : to understand to have meaning which is not
actually stated, and may not be intended. you are reading more into
his speech than he intended.
READ THE RIOT :to give someone a strong warning. the boys
were late to class and the teacher read the riot act to them.
REALITY
IN REALITY : actually, in fact. she thought him perfect; in
reality he was selfish and vain.
REAL
FOR REAL : geniune; true. he says he is got a new bike, but i
donot know if that is for real.
REAR
BRING UP THE REAR : to come last. one of the most experienced
climbers brought up the rear.
REASON
LOSE ONE'S REASON : to become mad or insane.
HAVE(GOOD) REASON TO : to feel justified in. i have (good)
reason to think that he is lying.
BEREFT OF REASON : insane. he shouted like aman bereft of reason.
BY REASON OF : on account of. she was absent by reason of illness.
WITHOUT REASON : without any cause. the teacher beat the
student without reason.
WITHIN REASON: within the limits of good sense. i will do
anything go anywhere within reason.
RECEIVE
LORD, RECEIVE MY SOUL : dying man's prayer.
RECALL
BEYOND RECALL : unable to be changed, stopped. the matter is
beyond recall.
RECKON
RECKON ON : to depend on expect. i was reckoning on meeting
him tonight.
RECKON WITHOUT ONE'S HOST : without consulting the landlord.
to start any sort of enterprise. he tried to cheat the landlord, but
he reckoned without his lost.
RECKON WITH : include in one's plans. if you go swimmming this
morning, you will have to reckon with a strong tide.
RECKON AMONG : include among. i reckon a sense of humour among
my greatest blessings.
RECKONING : that which is due.he paid the reckoning, and they
left the restaurant.
THE DAY OF RECKONING : the day of judgement. the sinner will
be brought to book on the day of reckoning.
RECORD
MATTER OF RECORD :established as a fact. his innocence is a
matter of record.
ON RECORD : in writing. your statement is also on record.
TO BREAK A RECORD : to outdo all predecessors. madan has
broken all records in high jump.
FOR THE RECORD : in order to be sure that the facts are
recorded correctly. just for the record, i would like to make it clear
that i do not agree with the committeee's decision.
RED
RED RAG :something that is sure to annoy a certain person.
smoking in his presence is like a red rag to bull; he thinks that
smoking is filthy habit.
RED-HOT : very enthusiastic. a red hot socialist.
RED TAPE : annoying and unnecessary rules and regulations. i
need anew passport, but because of all red tape, i will not get it in
time for my holiday.
SEE RED : to become angry. when he started criticizing my
work, i really saw red.
RED LETTER DAY : a day of rejoicing. 15 the august is ared
litter day in the hisotory of india.
RED HANDED : in the act of crime. the theif was caught read handed.
IN THE RED : debt. he has six hundred rupees in the red.
REDUCE
TO REDUCE TO ASHES : to go to waste. all his efforts were
reduced to ashes.
REFER
IN REFERENCE TO : referring to; in connection with. in
reference to your letter to yeasterday, we canot accept the offer.
REFER TO :such as. the salesman referred me to the boss when
i complained.
WITH REFERENCE TO :about,bare me. with reference to your
application, please note that you need not come here at your expense.
REGION
IN THE REGION OF : about; near, the cost of the new building
will be somewhere in the region of rs95000/-.
REIN
KEEP A TIGHT REIN ON : to keep strict control of. i have keep
a tight rein on my wife's spending.
REGULAR
AS REGULAR AS CLOCK WORK : very regularly. he come in here
every morning at nine, regular as clockwork.
REIGN
REIGN OVER : an empire; a country; a nation. peace reigned
over the land.
RENDER
RENDER CERTAIN : sure; make certain. this medicine will render certain.
RENDER INTO : translate. please render this passage into hindi.
REPEAT
REPEAT ONESELF : to say the something more than once. listen
carefully because i donot want to have to repeat myself.
REPUTE
OF REPUTE : well thought of and respected by many people.
heis a man of some repute in this town.
RESERVE
HAVE,KEEP IN RESERVE : to have or keep(something) in case or
until it is needed. if you go to america please keep sosme money in
reserve for your fare.
RESORT
AS A/IN THE LAST RESOT :when all other methods have failed. if
we cannot get the money in any other way, i suppose we could, as last
resort, sell the car.
RESPECTS
IN RESPECT OF : as fas as is concerned. this report is fine
in respect of information but the spelling is dreadful.
IN ALL RESPECTS : in everyrespect, in everyway. the new
building is in all respect better than the old one.
PAY ONE'S RESPECT : to visit(someone) as a sign or respect to
him. i have come to pay my respects( to your father).
REST
REST ASSURED : be sure, certain. you may rest assured that we
shall do everything we can to help.
LAY TO REST : to bury in a grave. she was laid to rest in the
village where she was born.
GOD REST HIS SOUL : a wish that a dead person's soul may be
at peace. my father, god rest his soul, was out fishing on the very
day he died.
REST WITH : based on; to devolve on. it does not rest with me
to do this work.
COME TO REST : to stop moving. the ball came to rest under a tree.
RHYME
NEITHER RHYME NOR REASON :without proper cause. ram's
letter doesnot make sense; it is neither rhyme nor reason.
WITHOUT RHYME OR REASON :without sense, reason,without
justification.there was no rhyme or reason in his arguments before the
judge. his method of classifying books seem s to be without rhyme or
reason.
RID
TO GET RID OF : to save oneself from. please always try to
get rid of a bad habit.
RIDE
RIDE OUT : to survive safely; endure. the captain ordered
all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.
RIDE UP : to move gradually up out of its correct position.
i cannot wear this skirts whne i go into town as it rides up whne i
walk.
RIDING HIGH :very successful in a high position. she has
just been promoted, so she is riding high at the movement.
RIGHT
KEEP RIGHT : to prevent from making mistakes. this book of
instructions will keep you right.
RIGHT AWAY : immediately. he must leave right away.
BY RIGHT : justly; rightly. by rights this shop belongs to me.
RIGHT HAND MAN : supporter. raj was my right hand man.
RIGHT OF WAY : path over private land which anyone can
use. the farmer should not have told you to leave that path; it is a
right of way.
RIGHT ON : correct, to the point, accurate. the reverend's
remark was right on.
RIGHT OFF : immediately. without delay. i just asked ramesh
and he gave me the information right off.
RIGHT OUT : our right. he bought the house right out.
IN THE RIGHT: correct in what one says or does. i will
support you because i believe you are in the right.
RING
RING UP : telephone. he is going to ring up.
RING LEADER : the chief. who is the ring leader of this mischief.
RING TRUE: to sound or seem to be true or false. his story
does not ring true.
RING OFF : to end a telephone call. i will never forgive
you! she said, and rang off before i could reply.
RIPE
A RIPE OLD AGE : very old age. he lived to the ripe old age
of ninty five.
RISE
GIVE RISE TO : to cause. this plan has given rise to serious problems.
ON THE RISE : its price is rising. shares are on the rise.
RISE IN THE WORLD : become financially more important. he
must have risen in the world.
TO GET A RISE OUT OF SOMEONE : to trick someone. he is
trying to get a rise out of me.
RIDE AND SHINE : an instruction to someone to get out of bed
quickly . come on, girld, rise and shine.
RISK
RUN/TAKE THE RISK : to do. i tool the risk of buying that
jumper for you in the sales.
AT OWN RISK : with agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc.
invoved. cars are parked here at your own risk.
RIVER
SELL DOWN THE RIVER : to betray. the gang found that they
had been sold down the river by one of their associates.
ROAD
ON THE ROAD : travelling. he is one the road most of the time.
IN OUT OF THE ROAD : in or out of the way. get out of my road!
ROB
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY : the charging of prices which are too
high. asking rs500/- for a book like that is daylight robbery.
ROCK
ON THE ROCKS : in to a state where husband and wife wish to
separate or to be divorced. the marriage is(going) on the rock.
ROCK-BOTTOM : lowest possible. they quoted a rock bottom price.
ROLL
ROLL ARROUND : to return at a regular or usual time. when
winter rolls arround, outcome the skis and skates.
ROLL OF HONOUR : one who sacrificed their lives for the
country. the name of nehru is at the top of in the roll of honour.
A ROLLING STONE : a person who does not stick to one job. a
rolling stone gathers moss.
ROMP
ROMP HOME : to wind easily. after scoring the first goal,
the team ramped home to an easy victory.
ROOF
HAVE A ROOF OVER ONE'S HEAD : to have somewhere live. my new
house is not a palace, but at least it means i have a roof over my
head.
GO THROUGH THE ROOF : to become very angry. your father will
go through the roof when you tell him you have crashed his car.
ROOST
AT ROOST : in bed. he is at roost when the sun rises.
TO RULE THE ROOST: be master. raju rules the roost in my house.
GO TO ROOST : retire for the night. the boys should go to
the roost early.
ROOT
ROOT UP :to pull up by the roots, to destroy. he rooted up
all the trees on his farm.
BE ROOTED IN : to have as a cause; to originate in. his
difficulties are rooted in his lack of education.
ROOT OUT : to destroy completely. we must do our best to
root out disease and poverty.
TAKE ROOT : to grow firmly; to become established. the new
business took root.
TO STRIKE ROOTS : to get established . democracy has struck
roots in india.
ROOT AND BRANCH : completely and absolutely. this evil
system must be destryoed rood and branch.
ROPE
KNOW THE ROPES : to understand the detail and procedure.
he will be very good once he knows the ropes a bit better.
IN ROPE :entice;capture. that girl roped you in with her charm.
ROPE IN : to include; to persuade. we roped him into help.
ROSE
A BED TO ROSES :a pleasant experience. life is not a bed of roses.
TOGETHER ROSES : to seek pleasure. do not waste your time
in gathering roses.
TO BE NOT ALL ROSES : not to be pure enjoyment. wealth is
not all roses.
ROTTEN
ROTTEN EGG: a useless person. my partner is arotten egg.
ROTTEN TO THE CORE : utterly bad. the man's morals are
rotten to the core.
ROUGH
ROUGHLY : in a rough manner. the police handled the prisoners roughly.
TO BE ROUGH WITH : to treat harshly. do not be rough with
your sister-in-law.
ROUGH DIAMOND : an uneducated but worthy person. mrs rajinder
is a rough diamond, but she knows how to cook.
ROUGH ON : severe on; a hardship for. ravinder's daughter has
been run away with the man next door -which is rough on rajinder.
ROUGH IT : live primitevely. if you live in the country, you
must be prepared to rough it.
CUT UP ROUGH : to behave in an unpleasant, angry manner. he
will cut up rough when he hears about the damage to his car.
ROUGH AND TUMBLE : a fight; a scuffle. the children were
having a rough and tumble in the garden.
ROUND
ROUND NUMBERS : strictly speaking, this idiom should refer
to complete hundreds, thousands etc.
ROUND OFF : complete; add a final finish to. she rounded off
the performance with a song.
ROUND UP: to bring together. cow boys round up their cattle
in the spring time to brand the new calves.
GET ROUND UP: to manage to do. i donot know when i will get
round to painting the door.
IN THE ROUND : visible from all sides. sculpture shold be
seen in the round.
ROUND ON :to attack. he rounded on her, demanding to know
where she had been.
AN ALL ROUNDER : a man who's expert in many things . ram
chand in an all rounder.
ROW
IN A ROW :one after the other. she won the championship three
years in a row.
RUB
TO RUB THE SHOULDERS : to mix with ordinary people. nehru was
popular with the masses because he always rubbed shoulders with them
with a smile on his face.
RUB OFF : rude manners; impression. the king's head is nearly
rubbed off this rupee.
TO RUB ONE'S HANDS : to show satisfaction. when he got a
first prize, he rubbed his hands.
RUB IN : to keep reminding some one of. i know i have lost my
job. you donot have to keep rubbing it in!
RUB UP :polish. the servant has rubbed up the silver.
RUB OUT : to erase; to obliterate. india rubber rubs out pencil marks.
RULE
RULE OUT :exclude. defeatism must be ruled out.
AS A RULE : usually. as a rule, the youth are restless.
BE RULED : take advice. please be rules and go home.
RUN
RUN AFTER : seek; pursue. the police ran after the thief.
TO RUN UP: to increase. his expenses have run up these days
IN THE LONG RUN : ultimately. honesty pays in the long run'
TO RUN DOWN : to speak against. he is running down his friends.
RUN A RISK : do something which involves danger/ the danger
of. unless you dress warmly in winter, you run the risk of catching a
chill.
RUN FOR IT : to dash for safety. the bridge the solders were
on started to fall down and they had to run for it.
RUN INTO : to add up; reach ; total. car repairs can run
into a lot of money.
RUN OFF :run away. his dog has run off.
RUN INTO DEBT : over people money. if you do not spend your
money wisely you will soon run into debt.
RUN INTO THE GROUND : to win over or defeat completely. we
lost the game today, but tomorrow we will run them into the ground.
RUN WILD : to be or go our of control. the new supervisor
lets the children run wild.
RUN OUT ON : to leave or abandon. his wife run out on him.
TO RUN HIGH : to feel agitated-excited. a few years before
the partition, the spirits of both the hindus and muslims ran high.
TO RUN RIOT : to have unrestricted freedom. flowers have run
riot in this garden.
TO RUN OUT :to lack. i have run out of money. please lend me
rupees ten.
RUN ACROSS : meet expectedly and unexpectedly. i donot often
run across raj.
RUN IN : take to a police station under arrest. the thief
was caught and run in on the same day.
RUN ON : hasten ahead. run on, and see if lunch's ready.
RUN ALONG: to go away. run along now, children!
ON THE RUN : escaping; running away. he is on the run from
the police.
RUNNER UP : the competitor immediately after the winner.
raj won the cycle race and ram was runner up.
RUNNING UP : consecutive. we met several days running.
RUN THROUGH : pierce completely. the needle ran through his finger.
TO RUN AWAY : to make of with. she ran way with her friend.
TO RUN OVER : collide with. he ran over by the car.
RUN AT : to attack. the bull ran at the child.
RUSH
THE RUSH HOUR : a period when three is alot of traffic on the
road. i got caught in the rush hour this morning.
NOT WORTH A RUSH : useless. i donot know how he has been
appointed as secretary. he is not worth a rush.
RUSH HEADLONG : move into something rashly, without proper
thought. he rushed headlong into a new enterprise, and was soon in
great financial trouble.
RACK AND RUIN :complete decay and destruction. the house has gone
to rack and rain.
ON THE RACK : in distress. he was on the rack until he received
the dector's report.
RAG
RAG-TAG AND BOBTAIL : common people. he used to bring all the
rag-tag and bobtail into the house.
LOSE ONE'S RAG : to lose one's temper. the teacher really lost
his rag when the children started to laugh.
RACKET
TO STAND THE RACKET : to come successfully through test. they
are all going to foreign country, and father has promised to stand the
racket.
RAGE
ALL THE RAGE :popular or fashionable. that silk saree is all
the rage these days.
RAIL
OF THE RAIL : disorganised. my mind is off the rail these days.
RAIN
RAIN CATS AND DOGS : to rain very hard. it is rainig cats and
dogs-the streets are flooded.
RAIN CHECK : a promise to repeat an invitation at a later time.
rakesh said" i am sorry you cannot come to dinner this evening , deve,
i will give you a rain check.
AS RIGHT AS RAIN : perfectly. all right; completely well. your
daughter has a slight cold. keep her in bed and she will be(as) right
as rain in a couple of days.
RAIN OR SHINE : in all weathers. he must come here in rain or shine.
A RAINY DAY : bad days. a wise man lays down something for the rainy day.
RAISE
RAISE THE ROOF : make a very loud noise. the audience raised
the roof with thier applause.
RAISE CHAIN OR RAISE HELL : make a lot of noise. as soon as the
teacher left the classroom, the children started to raise chain.
RAISE COIN :create a tremendous noise.
RAISE THE WIND : obtain ready money. he cannot raise the wind
for a holiday this year.
RAISE ONE FROM ONE'S KEES : give self respect. me nehru raised
india from her knees.
RAKE
AS THIN AS A RAKE: very thin. since his illness he has been as
thin as a rake.
RAKE OFF : commission. he get a rake off of five per cent.
RAKE UP : receive. please do not rake up old troubles.
RANK
RANK AND FILE : common soldier; ordinary people. rank and file
does not care who wins the war.
PEOPLE OF ALL RANKS :all kinds of people. democracy eaters
for peoplle of all ranks.
TO RISE FROM THE RANKS: to rise from humble. most great men
have risen from the ranks.
TANK RANK OF : take precedence of. the president takes rank of
the prime minister.
RANSOM
A KING'S RANSOM : a vast amount of money. she would not marry
him for a king's ransom.
RANT
RANT AND RAVE : to talk angrily about something. he is still
ranting and raving about the damage to his car.
RAT
RAT ON : to betray. the police know we are here, someone must
have ratted on us.
RAT RACE :a crowded, or disorderly rush. the dance last night
was a rate race. it was too noisy and crowded.
RATE
AT ANY RATE : in any circumstances; at all events. he must come
at any rate.
AT THE RATE OF :at the speech of. the car is running at the
rate of forty kilometer an hour.
RAW
IN THE RAW : in the natural state. you see nature in the raw in
the jungle.
A RAW DEAL : unfair treatment. his secretary thinks she got a
raw deal, since everyone got an increase in salary except her.
RAZOR
AS SHARP/KEEN AS A RAZOR : very sharp. the edge of the leaf was
as keen as a razor and cut my hand.
REACH
REACH FOR THE SKY : to put one's hand high above one's head or
be shot. a held up man walked into the gas station last night and told
the attendant "reach for the sky".
OUT OF REACH : beyond the furthest distance to which one can
stretch or met. i had telephoned seema, but she is out of reach.
READ
TO READ BETWEEN LINES : to understand, thoroughly. before
make a summary of it,try to read the passage between lines.
READ UP ON : to learn by study. i must read up on his this
before my exam.
READ INTO : to understand to have meaning which is not
actually stated, and may not be intended. you are reading more into
his speech than he intended.
READ THE RIOT :to give someone a strong warning. the boys
were late to class and the teacher read the riot act to them.
REALITY
IN REALITY : actually, in fact. she thought him perfect; in
reality he was selfish and vain.
REAL
FOR REAL : geniune; true. he says he is got a new bike, but i
donot know if that is for real.
REAR
BRING UP THE REAR : to come last. one of the most experienced
climbers brought up the rear.
REASON
LOSE ONE'S REASON : to become mad or insane.
HAVE(GOOD) REASON TO : to feel justified in. i have (good)
reason to think that he is lying.
BEREFT OF REASON : insane. he shouted like aman bereft of reason.
BY REASON OF : on account of. she was absent by reason of illness.
WITHOUT REASON : without any cause. the teacher beat the
student without reason.
WITHIN REASON: within the limits of good sense. i will do
anything go anywhere within reason.
RECEIVE
LORD, RECEIVE MY SOUL : dying man's prayer.
RECALL
BEYOND RECALL : unable to be changed, stopped. the matter is
beyond recall.
RECKON
RECKON ON : to depend on expect. i was reckoning on meeting
him tonight.
RECKON WITHOUT ONE'S HOST : without consulting the landlord.
to start any sort of enterprise. he tried to cheat the landlord, but
he reckoned without his lost.
RECKON WITH : include in one's plans. if you go swimmming this
morning, you will have to reckon with a strong tide.
RECKON AMONG : include among. i reckon a sense of humour among
my greatest blessings.
RECKONING : that which is due.he paid the reckoning, and they
left the restaurant.
THE DAY OF RECKONING : the day of judgement. the sinner will
be brought to book on the day of reckoning.
RECORD
MATTER OF RECORD :established as a fact. his innocence is a
matter of record.
ON RECORD : in writing. your statement is also on record.
TO BREAK A RECORD : to outdo all predecessors. madan has
broken all records in high jump.
FOR THE RECORD : in order to be sure that the facts are
recorded correctly. just for the record, i would like to make it clear
that i do not agree with the committeee's decision.
RED
RED RAG :something that is sure to annoy a certain person.
smoking in his presence is like a red rag to bull; he thinks that
smoking is filthy habit.
RED-HOT : very enthusiastic. a red hot socialist.
RED TAPE : annoying and unnecessary rules and regulations. i
need anew passport, but because of all red tape, i will not get it in
time for my holiday.
SEE RED : to become angry. when he started criticizing my
work, i really saw red.
RED LETTER DAY : a day of rejoicing. 15 the august is ared
litter day in the hisotory of india.
RED HANDED : in the act of crime. the theif was caught read handed.
IN THE RED : debt. he has six hundred rupees in the red.
REDUCE
TO REDUCE TO ASHES : to go to waste. all his efforts were
reduced to ashes.
REFER
IN REFERENCE TO : referring to; in connection with. in
reference to your letter to yeasterday, we canot accept the offer.
REFER TO :such as. the salesman referred me to the boss when
i complained.
WITH REFERENCE TO :about,bare me. with reference to your
application, please note that you need not come here at your expense.
REGION
IN THE REGION OF : about; near, the cost of the new building
will be somewhere in the region of rs95000/-.
REIN
KEEP A TIGHT REIN ON : to keep strict control of. i have keep
a tight rein on my wife's spending.
REGULAR
AS REGULAR AS CLOCK WORK : very regularly. he come in here
every morning at nine, regular as clockwork.
REIGN
REIGN OVER : an empire; a country; a nation. peace reigned
over the land.
RENDER
RENDER CERTAIN : sure; make certain. this medicine will render certain.
RENDER INTO : translate. please render this passage into hindi.
REPEAT
REPEAT ONESELF : to say the something more than once. listen
carefully because i donot want to have to repeat myself.
REPUTE
OF REPUTE : well thought of and respected by many people.
heis a man of some repute in this town.
RESERVE
HAVE,KEEP IN RESERVE : to have or keep(something) in case or
until it is needed. if you go to america please keep sosme money in
reserve for your fare.
RESORT
AS A/IN THE LAST RESOT :when all other methods have failed. if
we cannot get the money in any other way, i suppose we could, as last
resort, sell the car.
RESPECTS
IN RESPECT OF : as fas as is concerned. this report is fine
in respect of information but the spelling is dreadful.
IN ALL RESPECTS : in everyrespect, in everyway. the new
building is in all respect better than the old one.
PAY ONE'S RESPECT : to visit(someone) as a sign or respect to
him. i have come to pay my respects( to your father).
REST
REST ASSURED : be sure, certain. you may rest assured that we
shall do everything we can to help.
LAY TO REST : to bury in a grave. she was laid to rest in the
village where she was born.
GOD REST HIS SOUL : a wish that a dead person's soul may be
at peace. my father, god rest his soul, was out fishing on the very
day he died.
REST WITH : based on; to devolve on. it does not rest with me
to do this work.
COME TO REST : to stop moving. the ball came to rest under a tree.
RHYME
NEITHER RHYME NOR REASON :without proper cause. ram's
letter doesnot make sense; it is neither rhyme nor reason.
WITHOUT RHYME OR REASON :without sense, reason,without
justification.there was no rhyme or reason in his arguments before the
judge. his method of classifying books seem s to be without rhyme or
reason.
RID
TO GET RID OF : to save oneself from. please always try to
get rid of a bad habit.
RIDE
RIDE OUT : to survive safely; endure. the captain ordered
all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.
RIDE UP : to move gradually up out of its correct position.
i cannot wear this skirts whne i go into town as it rides up whne i
walk.
RIDING HIGH :very successful in a high position. she has
just been promoted, so she is riding high at the movement.
RIGHT
KEEP RIGHT : to prevent from making mistakes. this book of
instructions will keep you right.
RIGHT AWAY : immediately. he must leave right away.
BY RIGHT : justly; rightly. by rights this shop belongs to me.
RIGHT HAND MAN : supporter. raj was my right hand man.
RIGHT OF WAY : path over private land which anyone can
use. the farmer should not have told you to leave that path; it is a
right of way.
RIGHT ON : correct, to the point, accurate. the reverend's
remark was right on.
RIGHT OFF : immediately. without delay. i just asked ramesh
and he gave me the information right off.
RIGHT OUT : our right. he bought the house right out.
IN THE RIGHT: correct in what one says or does. i will
support you because i believe you are in the right.
RING
RING UP : telephone. he is going to ring up.
RING LEADER : the chief. who is the ring leader of this mischief.
RING TRUE: to sound or seem to be true or false. his story
does not ring true.
RING OFF : to end a telephone call. i will never forgive
you! she said, and rang off before i could reply.
RIPE
A RIPE OLD AGE : very old age. he lived to the ripe old age
of ninty five.
RISE
GIVE RISE TO : to cause. this plan has given rise to serious problems.
ON THE RISE : its price is rising. shares are on the rise.
RISE IN THE WORLD : become financially more important. he
must have risen in the world.
TO GET A RISE OUT OF SOMEONE : to trick someone. he is
trying to get a rise out of me.
RIDE AND SHINE : an instruction to someone to get out of bed
quickly . come on, girld, rise and shine.
RISK
RUN/TAKE THE RISK : to do. i tool the risk of buying that
jumper for you in the sales.
AT OWN RISK : with agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc.
invoved. cars are parked here at your own risk.
RIVER
SELL DOWN THE RIVER : to betray. the gang found that they
had been sold down the river by one of their associates.
ROAD
ON THE ROAD : travelling. he is one the road most of the time.
IN OUT OF THE ROAD : in or out of the way. get out of my road!
ROB
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY : the charging of prices which are too
high. asking rs500/- for a book like that is daylight robbery.
ROCK
ON THE ROCKS : in to a state where husband and wife wish to
separate or to be divorced. the marriage is(going) on the rock.
ROCK-BOTTOM : lowest possible. they quoted a rock bottom price.
ROLL
ROLL ARROUND : to return at a regular or usual time. when
winter rolls arround, outcome the skis and skates.
ROLL OF HONOUR : one who sacrificed their lives for the
country. the name of nehru is at the top of in the roll of honour.
A ROLLING STONE : a person who does not stick to one job. a
rolling stone gathers moss.
ROMP
ROMP HOME : to wind easily. after scoring the first goal,
the team ramped home to an easy victory.
ROOF
HAVE A ROOF OVER ONE'S HEAD : to have somewhere live. my new
house is not a palace, but at least it means i have a roof over my
head.
GO THROUGH THE ROOF : to become very angry. your father will
go through the roof when you tell him you have crashed his car.
ROOST
AT ROOST : in bed. he is at roost when the sun rises.
TO RULE THE ROOST: be master. raju rules the roost in my house.
GO TO ROOST : retire for the night. the boys should go to
the roost early.
ROOT
ROOT UP :to pull up by the roots, to destroy. he rooted up
all the trees on his farm.
BE ROOTED IN : to have as a cause; to originate in. his
difficulties are rooted in his lack of education.
ROOT OUT : to destroy completely. we must do our best to
root out disease and poverty.
TAKE ROOT : to grow firmly; to become established. the new
business took root.
TO STRIKE ROOTS : to get established . democracy has struck
roots in india.
ROOT AND BRANCH : completely and absolutely. this evil
system must be destryoed rood and branch.
ROPE
KNOW THE ROPES : to understand the detail and procedure.
he will be very good once he knows the ropes a bit better.
IN ROPE :entice;capture. that girl roped you in with her charm.
ROPE IN : to include; to persuade. we roped him into help.
ROSE
A BED TO ROSES :a pleasant experience. life is not a bed of roses.
TOGETHER ROSES : to seek pleasure. do not waste your time
in gathering roses.
TO BE NOT ALL ROSES : not to be pure enjoyment. wealth is
not all roses.
ROTTEN
ROTTEN EGG: a useless person. my partner is arotten egg.
ROTTEN TO THE CORE : utterly bad. the man's morals are
rotten to the core.
ROUGH
ROUGHLY : in a rough manner. the police handled the prisoners roughly.
TO BE ROUGH WITH : to treat harshly. do not be rough with
your sister-in-law.
ROUGH DIAMOND : an uneducated but worthy person. mrs rajinder
is a rough diamond, but she knows how to cook.
ROUGH ON : severe on; a hardship for. ravinder's daughter has
been run away with the man next door -which is rough on rajinder.
ROUGH IT : live primitevely. if you live in the country, you
must be prepared to rough it.
CUT UP ROUGH : to behave in an unpleasant, angry manner. he
will cut up rough when he hears about the damage to his car.
ROUGH AND TUMBLE : a fight; a scuffle. the children were
having a rough and tumble in the garden.
ROUND
ROUND NUMBERS : strictly speaking, this idiom should refer
to complete hundreds, thousands etc.
ROUND OFF : complete; add a final finish to. she rounded off
the performance with a song.
ROUND UP: to bring together. cow boys round up their cattle
in the spring time to brand the new calves.
GET ROUND UP: to manage to do. i donot know when i will get
round to painting the door.
IN THE ROUND : visible from all sides. sculpture shold be
seen in the round.
ROUND ON :to attack. he rounded on her, demanding to know
where she had been.
AN ALL ROUNDER : a man who's expert in many things . ram
chand in an all rounder.
ROW
IN A ROW :one after the other. she won the championship three
years in a row.
RUB
TO RUB THE SHOULDERS : to mix with ordinary people. nehru was
popular with the masses because he always rubbed shoulders with them
with a smile on his face.
RUB OFF : rude manners; impression. the king's head is nearly
rubbed off this rupee.
TO RUB ONE'S HANDS : to show satisfaction. when he got a
first prize, he rubbed his hands.
RUB IN : to keep reminding some one of. i know i have lost my
job. you donot have to keep rubbing it in!
RUB UP :polish. the servant has rubbed up the silver.
RUB OUT : to erase; to obliterate. india rubber rubs out pencil marks.
RULE
RULE OUT :exclude. defeatism must be ruled out.
AS A RULE : usually. as a rule, the youth are restless.
BE RULED : take advice. please be rules and go home.
RUN
RUN AFTER : seek; pursue. the police ran after the thief.
TO RUN UP: to increase. his expenses have run up these days
IN THE LONG RUN : ultimately. honesty pays in the long run'
TO RUN DOWN : to speak against. he is running down his friends.
RUN A RISK : do something which involves danger/ the danger
of. unless you dress warmly in winter, you run the risk of catching a
chill.
RUN FOR IT : to dash for safety. the bridge the solders were
on started to fall down and they had to run for it.
RUN INTO : to add up; reach ; total. car repairs can run
into a lot of money.
RUN OFF :run away. his dog has run off.
RUN INTO DEBT : over people money. if you do not spend your
money wisely you will soon run into debt.
RUN INTO THE GROUND : to win over or defeat completely. we
lost the game today, but tomorrow we will run them into the ground.
RUN WILD : to be or go our of control. the new supervisor
lets the children run wild.
RUN OUT ON : to leave or abandon. his wife run out on him.
TO RUN HIGH : to feel agitated-excited. a few years before
the partition, the spirits of both the hindus and muslims ran high.
TO RUN RIOT : to have unrestricted freedom. flowers have run
riot in this garden.
TO RUN OUT :to lack. i have run out of money. please lend me
rupees ten.
RUN ACROSS : meet expectedly and unexpectedly. i donot often
run across raj.
RUN IN : take to a police station under arrest. the thief
was caught and run in on the same day.
RUN ON : hasten ahead. run on, and see if lunch's ready.
RUN ALONG: to go away. run along now, children!
ON THE RUN : escaping; running away. he is on the run from
the police.
RUNNER UP : the competitor immediately after the winner.
raj won the cycle race and ram was runner up.
RUNNING UP : consecutive. we met several days running.
RUN THROUGH : pierce completely. the needle ran through his finger.
TO RUN AWAY : to make of with. she ran way with her friend.
TO RUN OVER : collide with. he ran over by the car.
RUN AT : to attack. the bull ran at the child.
RUSH
THE RUSH HOUR : a period when three is alot of traffic on the
road. i got caught in the rush hour this morning.
NOT WORTH A RUSH : useless. i donot know how he has been
appointed as secretary. he is not worth a rush.
RUSH HEADLONG : move into something rashly, without proper
thought. he rushed headlong into a new enterprise, and was soon in
great financial trouble.
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