R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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[rub it in] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To remind a person again and again of an error or short-coming; tease; nag.
Jerry was already unhappy because he fumbled the ball, but his teammates kept rubbing it in.
* /I know my black eye looks funny. You don't […]
[rub off] {v.}
1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase.
The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard.
* /After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub […]
[rub out] {v.}, {slang}
To destroy completely; kill; eliminate.
The gangsters rubbed out four policemen before they were caught.
The gangsters told the storekeeper that if he did not pay them to protect him, someone would rub him out.
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[rub salt into one's wounds] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To deliberately add pain when one feels shame, regret, or defeat.
Must you rub salt into my wounds by telling me how much fun I missed by not going to the party?
[rub the wrong way] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother.
John's bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way.
* /Mother's friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed […]
[rub up against] {v. phr.}
To come into contact with.
In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people.
[rub up to] {v. phr.}
To do nice things for one; flatter a person; gain attention or rewards.
Mona has the ability to rub up to the right kinds of people, so it's no wonder she is so popular at her work.
[rub-a-dub] {n.}
The sound made by beating a drum.
We heard a great rub-a-dub as the parade marched into view.
[rubber check] {n.}, {informal}
A check written without enough money in the bank to make it good.
Bill got into trouble when he paid his bills with rubber checks.
* /By the time we knew he had paid us with a rubber check, the man had left the […]