R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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[run scared] {v. phr.}
To expect defeat, as in a political campaign.
The one-vote defeat caused him to run scared in every race thereafter.
[run short] {v. phr.}
1. To not have enough.
Bob asked Jack to lend him five dollars because he was running short.
We are running short of sugar.
Compare: [RUN OUT].
2. To be not enough in quantity.
* /We are out of potatoes and the flour […]
[run that by me again!] {v. phr.}, {informal command}
Repeat what you just said, as I couldn't understand you.
"Run that by me again," he cried. "This telephone connection is very bad."
[run the gauntlet] also [gantlet] {v. phr.}
1. To be made to run between two lines of people facing each other and be hit by them with clubs or other weapons.
Joe had to run the gauntlet as part of his initiation into the club.
2. To face a hard […]
[run through] {v.}
1. To make a hole through, especially with a sword; pierce.
The pirate was a good swordsman, but the hero finally ran him through.
2. To spend recklessly; use up wastefully.
* /The rich man's son quickly ran through his […]
[run to] {v. phr.}
To approximate; reach.
It has been estimated that the casualties will run to over 300,000 killed by cholera and starvation in the crowded refugee camps.
[run true to form] {v. phr.}
To follow a usual way; act as expected; agree with how a person usually acts.
The little boy's actions ran true to form. He bothered his mother until she gave him his way.
Compare: [PAR FOR THE COURSE].
[run up] {v. phr.}
1. To add to the amount of; increase.
Karl ran up a big bill at the bookstore.
2. To put together or make hastily; sew quickly together.
Jill ran up a costume for the party on her sewing machine.
3. To pull (something) […]