R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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Contents of R:
[rise to] {v.}
To succeed in doing what is expected by trying especially hard in or on; show that you are able to do or say what is needed or proper in or on.
* /Jane was surprised when the principal handed her the prize, but she rose to the occasion […]
[rise up] {v. phr.}
To stage a rebellion; revolt.
The people finally rose up and communism came to an end in Eastern Europe.
[road]
See:
[ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME],
[BURN UP THE ROAD],
[END OF THE ROAD],
[GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD],
[HIT THE ROAD],
[HUG THE ROAD],
[MIDDLE OF THE ROAD],
[ON THE ROAD].
[road gang] {n.}
A group of men who work at road construction.
Football players often work with road gangs during summer vacations.
[road hog] {n.}, {informal}
A car driver who takes more than his share of the road.
A road hog forced John's car into the ditch.
[road show] {n.}
A theatrical play that is performed for a few days in one town and then moves to other towns.
Many actors get their start in road shows.
The road show is often not as good as the original play on Broadway.
[road sign] {n.}
A sign on which there is information about a road or places; a sign with directions to drivers.
The road sign read, "25 MPH LIMIT" but Jack drove along at fifty miles an hour.
The road sign said Westwood was four miles away.
[road test] {n.}
1. A test to see if you can drive a car.
Jim took the road test and got his driver's license last week.
2. A test to see if a car works all right on the road.
* /Most new cars are given road tests before they are put on the […]