[rub-a-dub] {n.} The sound made by beating a drum. * /We […]

[rubber check] {n.}, {informal} A check written without enough money in […]

[rubdown] {n.} A massage. * /The chiropractor gave his patient a […]

[ruffle feathers] or [ruffle one's feathers] {v. phr.} Insult or disturb […]

[rug] See: [PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER], [SWEEP UNDER THE […]

[rule] See: [EXCEPTION PROVES THE RULE], [GROUND RULE].

[rule of thumb] {n. phr.} A simple and practical method that […]

[rule out] {v.} 1. To say that (something) must not be […]

[rule the roost] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be leader or boss; […]

[run] See: [BLOOD RUNS COLD], [END RUN], [CUT AND RUN], [FIRST-RUN], […]