R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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Contents of R:
[raise one's sights] {v. phr.}
To aim high; be ambitious.
Teenage boys sometimes think too much of themselves and have a tendency to raise their sights too high.
[raise one's voice] {v. phr.}
To speak loudly, as if in anger or in protest.
"I'm sorry, Mom," Peter said. "I didn't mean to raise my voice."
[raise the devil] or [raise heck] or [raise hob] or [raise ned] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To make trouble; start a fight or an argument.
Mr. Black raised heck when he saw the dented fender. He blamed the other driver.
* /Some teenage boys raised the […]
[raise the roof] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To make a lot of noise; be happy and noisy.
The gang raised the roof with their singing.
2. To scold loudly.
Mother raised the roof when she saw the dog's muddy footprints on her new bedspread.
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[rake in] {v. phr.}
To realize great profits; take in money.
Because of the heavy snowfall, ski lodge operators in the Rocky Mountains have been raking in the dough this winter season.
[rake off] {v. phr.}
To illegally expropriate part of a sum paid.
The secretary-treasurer of the association has been caught raking off some of the membership dues.
[rake up] {v. phr.}
To expose; gather; bring to light.
Let's forget about the past; there's no need to rake up all those old memories.