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Letter: r
Total idioms: 9849 - currently selected: 371 (50 per page)Rise and shine
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rise and shine
1. (idiomatic) Used to wish someone happiness upon waking up
? Good morning, little Martin, rise and shine!
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rise and shine
1. (idiomatic) Used to wish someone happiness upon waking up
? Good morning, little Martin, rise and shine!
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Rise from the ashes
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rise from the ashes
1. (idiomatic) To make a comeback after a disaster (that almost lead to a tragic end).
2. (idiomatic) To make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.
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rise from the ashes
1. (idiomatic) To make a comeback after a disaster (that almost lead to a tragic end).
2. (idiomatic) To make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.
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Rise to the occasion
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If you rise to the occasion, you manage to do something successfully in difficult circumstances.
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When her boss broke his leg, Julie had to represent the company at the congress, and she rose to the occasion extremely well.
If you rise to the occasion, you manage to do something successfully in difficult circumstances.
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When her boss broke his leg, Julie had to represent the company at the congress, and she rose to the occasion extremely well.
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Risk life and limb
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If you risk life and limb, you are in danger of death or serious injury.
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The roads are icy today; you'll risk life and limb if you go by car.
If you risk life and limb, you are in danger of death or serious injury.
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The roads are icy today; you'll risk life and limb if you go by car.
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Riverboat queen
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riverboat queen (plural riverboat queens)
1. (US, idiomatic) a large paddle steamer operating on the Mississippi river.
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riverboat queen (plural riverboat queens)
1. (US, idiomatic) a large paddle steamer operating on the Mississippi river.
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Rivet counter
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rivet counter (plural rivet counters)
1. (idiomatic) A person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
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rivet counter (plural rivet counters)
1. (idiomatic) A person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
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Roach coach
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roach coach (plural roach coaches)
1. (idiomatic) Whimsically, a catering or food truck.
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roach coach (plural roach coaches)
1. (idiomatic) Whimsically, a catering or food truck.
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Road apple
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road apple (plural road apples)
1. (idiomatic, dated, often pluralized) Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road.
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road apple (plural road apples)
1. (idiomatic, dated, often pluralized) Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road.
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Road movie
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road movie (plural road movies)
1. (idiomatic, film) A film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel.
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road movie (plural road movies)
1. (idiomatic, film) A film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel.
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Road rage
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Aggressive driving habits sometimes resulting in violence against other drivers is called road rage.
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A number of accidents today are a direct result of road rage.
Aggressive driving habits sometimes resulting in violence against other drivers is called road rage.
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A number of accidents today are a direct result of road rage.
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Road to damascus
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road to Damascus
1. (idiomatic) An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.
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road to Damascus
1. (idiomatic) An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.
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Roaring trade
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If you do a roaring trade, your business is very successful.
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Cosmetic surgeons are doing a roaring trade these days.
If you do a roaring trade, your business is very successful.
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Cosmetic surgeons are doing a roaring trade these days.
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Rob peter to pay paul
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If someone robs Peter to pay Paul, they pay one debt with money borrowed from someone else, thus creating another debt.
rob Peter to pay Paul
1. (idiomatic) To use resources that legitimately belong to or are needed by one party in order to satisfy a legitimate need of another party, especially within the same organization or group; to solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse, producing no net gain.
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David borrowed from a friend to pay his overdraft, a typical case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
If someone robs Peter to pay Paul, they pay one debt with money borrowed from someone else, thus creating another debt.
rob Peter to pay Paul
1. (idiomatic) To use resources that legitimately belong to or are needed by one party in order to satisfy a legitimate need of another party, especially within the same organization or group; to solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse, producing no net gain.
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David borrowed from a friend to pay his overdraft, a typical case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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Rob the cradle
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If you rob the cradle, you have a romantic relationship with someone who is much younger than yourself.
rob the cradle
1. (idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person.
2. (idiomatic, disapproving) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.
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My uncle Ted is dating a twenty-year-old girl. That's really robbing the cradle!
If you rob the cradle, you have a romantic relationship with someone who is much younger than yourself.
rob the cradle
1. (idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person.
2. (idiomatic, disapproving) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.
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My uncle Ted is dating a twenty-year-old girl. That's really robbing the cradle!
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Rob the cradle
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If you rob the cradle, you have a romantic relationship with someone who is much younger than yourself.
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My uncle Ted is dating a twenty-year-old girl. That's really robbing the cradle!
If you rob the cradle, you have a romantic relationship with someone who is much younger than yourself.
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My uncle Ted is dating a twenty-year-old girl. That's really robbing the cradle!
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Robber baron
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robber baron (plural robber barons)
1. (historical) In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
2. (chiefly US, idiomatic, usually derogatory) Especially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose
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robber baron (plural robber barons)
1. (historical) In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
2. (chiefly US, idiomatic, usually derogatory) Especially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose
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Rock bottom
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rock bottom (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The very lowest possible level.
? Pork belly futures have hit rock bottom.
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rock bottom (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The very lowest possible level.
? Pork belly futures have hit rock bottom.
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Rock hound
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rock hound (plural rock hounds)
1. (idiomatic) A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.
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rock hound (plural rock hounds)
1. (idiomatic) A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.
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Rock on
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rock on
1. An expression of celebration.
? The circus is coming to town? Rock on, dude!
rock on
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To party to rock music.
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rock on
1. An expression of celebration.
? The circus is coming to town? Rock on, dude!
rock on
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To party to rock music.
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Rock out with one's cock out
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rock out with one's cock out
1. (idiomatic) To enjoy oneself immensely, to party
? We are going to rock out with our cocks out in Vegas fellas!
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rock out with one's cock out
1. (idiomatic) To enjoy oneself immensely, to party
? We are going to rock out with our cocks out in Vegas fellas!
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Rock solid
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rock solid (comparative more rock solid, superlative most rock solid)
1. Physically very solid; very difficult to move
2. (simile) Very dependable
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rock solid (comparative more rock solid, superlative most rock solid)
1. Physically very solid; very difficult to move
2. (simile) Very dependable
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Rock the boat
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rock the boat
1. (idiomatic) To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.
? I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat.
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rock the boat
1. (idiomatic) To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.
? I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat.
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Rock the house
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rock the house (third-person singular simple present rocks the house, present participle rocking the house, simple past and past participle rocked the house)
1. (idiomatic) To jam at a concert, get down.
? Who's ready to rock the house?
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rock the house (third-person singular simple present rocks the house, present participle rocking the house, simple past and past participle rocked the house)
1. (idiomatic) To jam at a concert, get down.
? Who's ready to rock the house?
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Rocket science
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If you say 'it's not rocket science' or 'no need to be a rocket scientist', you are emphasizing that something presents no major difficulty.
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Bob will explain how it works. Don't worry - it's not rocket science!
If you say 'it's not rocket science' or 'no need to be a rocket scientist', you are emphasizing that something presents no major difficulty.
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Bob will explain how it works. Don't worry - it's not rocket science!
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Rocket scientist
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rocket scientist (plural rocket scientists)
1. (countable) a colloquial term for an astronautical engineer
2. (countable, idiomatic) Someone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.
? You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that that idea won't work.
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rocket scientist (plural rocket scientists)
1. (countable) a colloquial term for an astronautical engineer
2. (countable, idiomatic) Someone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.
? You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that that idea won't work.
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Rocket up
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rocket up
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to increase sharply.
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rocket up
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to increase sharply.
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Rocking horse shit
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rocking horse shit (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) A metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.
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rocking horse shit (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) A metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.
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Rocking-horse shit
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rocking-horse shit (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of rocking horse shit.
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rocking-horse shit (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of rocking horse shit.
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Rod for one's back
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a rod for one's back
1. (idiomatic) The means of one's own punishment or downfall.
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a rod for one's back
1. (idiomatic) The means of one's own punishment or downfall.
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Rogues' gallery
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rogues' gallery (plural rogues' galleries)
1. A set of pictures of convicted or suspected criminals used in law enforcement investigations to help witnesses identify suspects.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) A group of lawbreakers or other disreputable characters.
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rogues' gallery (plural rogues' galleries)
1. A set of pictures of convicted or suspected criminals used in law enforcement investigations to help witnesses identify suspects.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) A group of lawbreakers or other disreputable characters.
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Roll around
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roll around
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body
? Pigs like to roll around in the mud.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mind
? I'm going to write a book because I've got all these crazy ideas rolling around in my head.
3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To indul
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roll around
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body
? Pigs like to roll around in the mud.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mind
? I'm going to write a book because I've got all these crazy ideas rolling around in my head.
3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To indul
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Roll back the years
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roll back the years
1. (idiomatic) To produce a sense of nostalgia
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roll back the years
1. (idiomatic) To produce a sense of nostalgia
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Roll in one's grave
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roll in one's grave (third-person singular simple present rolls in one's grave, present participle rolling in one's grave, simple past and past participle rolled in one's grave)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see roll, in, one's, grave.
2. Alternative form of turn in one's grave.
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roll in one's grave (third-person singular simple present rolls in one's grave, present participle rolling in one's grave, simple past and past participle rolled in one's grave)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see roll, in, one's, grave.
2. Alternative form of turn in one's grave.
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Roll in the aisles
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to roll in the aisles (third-person singular simple present rolls in the aisles, present participle rolling in the aisles, simple past and past participle rolled in the aisles)
1. (idiomatic, of an audience) To laugh uproariously.
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to roll in the aisles (third-person singular simple present rolls in the aisles, present participle rolling in the aisles, simple past and past participle rolled in the aisles)
1. (idiomatic, of an audience) To laugh uproariously.
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Roll in wealth
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roll in wealth
1. (idiomatic) to be very rich
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roll in wealth
1. (idiomatic) to be very rich
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Roll off the tongue
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to roll off the tongue
1. (idiomatic, of words, speech, etc.) To proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.
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to roll off the tongue
1. (idiomatic, of words, speech, etc.) To proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.
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Roll one's eyes
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roll one's eyes (third-person singular simple present rolls one's eyes, present participle rolling one's eyes, simple past and past participle rolled one's eyes)
1. (idiomatic) To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.
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roll one's eyes (third-person singular simple present rolls one's eyes, present participle rolling one's eyes, simple past and past participle rolled one's eyes)
1. (idiomatic) To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.
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Roll out
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roll out (third-person singular simple present rolls out, present participle rolling out, simple past and past participle rolled out)
1. (software) To deploy.
? We plan to roll out the new version in September.
2. Used other than as an idiom: see roll, out.
? The cook rolled out the dough with a rolling pin.
? They
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roll out (third-person singular simple present rolls out, present participle rolling out, simple past and past participle rolled out)
1. (software) To deploy.
? We plan to roll out the new version in September.
2. Used other than as an idiom: see roll, out.
? The cook rolled out the dough with a rolling pin.
? They
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Roll out the red carpet
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roll out the red carpet
1. (idiomatic) To extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.
? The mayor of the little town rolled out the red carpet for new businesses by calling on them personally.
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roll out the red carpet
1. (idiomatic) To extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.
? The mayor of the little town rolled out the red carpet for new businesses by calling on them personally.
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Roll the dice
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to roll the dice (third-person singular simple present rolls the dice, present participle rolling the dice, simple past and past participle rolled the dice)
1. (idiomatic) To take a chance.
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to roll the dice (third-person singular simple present rolls the dice, present participle rolling the dice, simple past and past participle rolled the dice)
1. (idiomatic) To take a chance.
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Roll the pill
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roll the pill (third-person singular simple present rolls the pill, present participle rolling the pill, simple past and past participle rolled the pill)
1. (idiomatic, slang) To stimulate ones clitoris; to masturbate.
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roll the pill (third-person singular simple present rolls the pill, present participle rolling the pill, simple past and past participle rolled the pill)
1. (idiomatic, slang) To stimulate ones clitoris; to masturbate.
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Roll up one's sleeves
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roll up one's sleeves
1. (literally) to roll one's sleeves up
2. (idiomatic) To prepare to work.
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roll up one's sleeves
1. (literally) to roll one's sleeves up
2. (idiomatic) To prepare to work.
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Roll up your sleeves
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When you roll up your sleeves, you get ready for hard work.
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The house was in a mess after the party so we had to roll up our sleeves and start cleaning.
When you roll up your sleeves, you get ready for hard work.
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The house was in a mess after the party so we had to roll up our sleeves and start cleaning.
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Roll up your sleeves
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When you roll up your sleeves, you get ready for hard work.
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The house was in a mess after the party so we had to roll up our sleeves and start cleaning.
When you roll up your sleeves, you get ready for hard work.
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The house was in a mess after the party so we had to roll up our sleeves and start cleaning.
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Rolling in dough
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rolling in dough
1. (idiomatic) Rich, very prosperous.
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rolling in dough
1. (idiomatic) Rich, very prosperous.
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Rolling in it
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rolling in it
1. Used other than as an idiom: see roll, in, it.
2. (idiomatic) Having an abundance of money.
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rolling in it
1. Used other than as an idiom: see roll, in, it.
2. (idiomatic) Having an abundance of money.
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Rolling in money
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Someone who is very wealthy or has access to great amounts of money is rolling in money.
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Steve has no financial problems. His parents are rolling money.
Someone who is very wealthy or has access to great amounts of money is rolling in money.
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Steve has no financial problems. His parents are rolling money.
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Rolling stone
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rolling stone (plural rolling stones)
1. (idiomatic) A person who moves around a lot and never settles down.
2. (slang) A womanizer.
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rolling stone (plural rolling stones)
1. (idiomatic) A person who moves around a lot and never settles down.
2. (slang) A womanizer.
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Romp home
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romp home (third-person singular simple present romps home, present participle romping home, simple past and past participle romped home)
1. (idiomatic)To win easily, especially in a race.
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romp home (third-person singular simple present romps home, present participle romping home, simple past and past participle romped home)
1. (idiomatic)To win easily, especially in a race.
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Room-temperature iq
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room-temperature IQ (plural room-temperature IQs)
1. (idiomatic, slang, pejorative) A below-average IQ; by extension, a dull or unintelligent mind.
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room-temperature IQ (plural room-temperature IQs)
1. (idiomatic, slang, pejorative) A below-average IQ; by extension, a dull or unintelligent mind.
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