R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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[right out] or [straight out] {adv.}
Plainly; in a way that hides nothing; without waiting or keeping back anything.
When Mother asked who broke the window, Jimmie told her right out that he did it.
* /When Ann entered the beauty contest her […]
[right-hand man] {v. phr.}
A valued and indispensable assistant.
The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, his right-hand man, whose judgment he greatly trusts.
[right-wing] {adj.}
Being or belonging to a political group which opposes any important change in the way the country is run.
Some countries with right-wing governments have dictators.
Contrast: [LEFT-WING].
[ring]
See:
[GIVE A RING],
[RUN CIRCLES AROUND] or [RUN RINGS AROUND],
[THREE-RING CIRCUS],
[THROW ONE'S HAT IN THE RING].
[ring a bell] {v. phr.}
To make you remember something; sound familiar.
Not even the cat's meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed him.
* /When Ann told Jim the name of the new teacher it rang a bell, and Jim said, "I […]
[ring in] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To bring in (someone or something) from the outside dishonestly or without telling; often: hire and introduce under a false name.
* /Bob offered to ring him in on the party by pretending he was a cousin from out of […]
[ring out] {v.}
To ring a special clock that records the time you leave work.
Charles can't leave early in his new job; he has to ring out.
[ring the changes] {v. phr.}
To say or do the same thing in different ways; repeat the same idea in many ways.
David wanted a new bicycle and he kept ringing the changes on it all day until his parents got angry at him.
* /A smart girl saves money […]