usingenglish.co m http://www.usingenglish.com/members/idioms/index.php?show=IdiomsEnglish Idioms: R Ho me > Me mb e rs > Id io ms & Slang English Idio ms: 120 ent ries beginning wit h 'R' Rig ht as rain If thing s are rig ht as rain, the n e ve rything is g o ing we ll in yo ur life . Rig ht church, wro ng p e w Rig ht church, wro ng p e w me ans that so me o ne is ve ry ne arly rig ht, b ut so me ting is wro ng . Rig ht o ut o f the b lo cks This me ans imme d iate ly; at the ve ry b e g inning . It d e scrib e s a sp rinte r b lasting o ut o f the starting b lo cks at the b e g inning o f a sho rt d istance race (e .g ., 100-yard d ash, 50-yard d ash). Rig ht ro yal (UK) A rig ht ro yal nig ht o ut wo uld b e an e xtre me ly e xciting , me mo rab le and fun o ne . Rig ht up my alle y If so me thing is rig ht up yo ur alle y, it suits yo u p e rfe ctly. Rig ht up yo ur stre e t If so me thing is id e al fo r yo u, it is rig ht up yo ur stre e t. Ring a b e ll If so me thing ring s a b e ll, it re mind s yo u o f so me thing yo u have he ard b e fo re , tho ug h yo u may no t b e ab le to re me mb e r it ve ry we ll. A name may ring a b e ll, so yo u kno w yo u have he ard the name b e fo re , b ut canno t p lace it p ro p e rly. Ring sid e se at If yo u have a ring sid e se at, yo u can o b se rve so me thing fro m a ve ry clo se and cle ar p o sitio n. Rip van Winkle Rip van Winkle is a characte r in a sto ry who sle p t fo r twe nty ye ars, so if so me o ne is a Rip van Winkle , the y are b e hind the time s and o ut o f to uch with what's hap p e ning no w. Rise and shine If yo u wake up full o f e ne rg y, yo u rise and shine . Rise fro m the ashe s If so me thing rise s fro m the ashe s, it re co ve rs afte r a se rio us failure . Ro ad to Damascus If so me o ne has a g re at and sud d e n chang e in the ir id e as o r b e lie fs, the n this is a ro ad to Damascus chang e , afte r the co nve rsio n o f Saint Paul to Christianity while he ad ing to Damascus to p e rse cute Christians. Ro ad to he ll is p ave d with g o o d inte ntio ns Whe n p e o p le say that the ro ad to he ll is p ave d with g o o d inte ntio ns, the y me an that p o sitive inte ntio ns may have ne g ative o utco me s. Ro b Pe te r to p ay Paul If yo u ro b Pe te r to p ay Paul, yo u try to so lve o ne p ro b le m, b ut cre ate ano the r in d o ing so , o fte n thro ug h sho rt-te rm p lanning . Ro b the crad le To ro b the crad le is to marry o r have a re latio nship with so me o ne much yo ung e r. Ro ck the b o at If yo u ro ck the b o at, yo u d e stab ilise a situatio n b y making tro ub le . It is o fte n use d as ad vice ; 'Do n't ro ck the b o at'. Ro cke t scie nce If so me thing is no t ro cke t scie nce , it is no t ve ry co mp licate d o r d ifficult to und e rstand . This id io m is no rmally use d in the ne g ative . Ro cky ro ad If so me o ne is g o ing d o wn a ro cky ro ad , the y have p ro b le ms and d ifficultie s to d e al with. Ro ll in the hay A ro ll in the hay is q uick se xual inte rco urse - a q uickie o r casual imp ro vise d se x. Ro ll o ut the re d carp e t If yo u ro ll o ut the re d carp e t, yo u tre at so me o ne in a sp e cial way, e sp e cially whe n we lco ming the m. Ro ll the d ice To take a chance o n so me thing . " Le t's ro ll the d ice and se e what hap p e ns." Ro ll up yo ur sle e ve s If yo u ro ll up yo ur sle e ve s, yo u g e t re ad y to start wo rking hard . Ro ll with the p unche s If yo u ro ll with the p unche s, yo u are fle xib le and ab le to ad ap t to d ifficult circumstance s. Ro ll yo ur e ye s If yo u ro ll yo ur e ye s, yo u sho w with yo ur e ye s that yo u d o n't b e lie ve so me o ne o r are n't inte re ste d in what the y're saying . Ro lling in mo ne y If so me o ne has a lo t o f mo ne y, mo re than the y co uld p o ssib ly ne e d , the y are ro lling in mo ne y. Ro lling in the aisle s If the aud ie nce watching so me thing are laug hing lo ud ly, the sho w has the m ro lling in the aisle s. Ro me was no t b uilt in a d ay This id io m me ans that many thing s canno t b e d o ne instantly, and re q uire time and p atie nce . Ro o t ho g o r d ie p o o r (USA) It's a e xp re ssio n use d in the So uthe rn USA that me ans that yo u must lo o k o ut fo r yo urse lf as no o ne 's g o ing to d o it fo r yo u. (It can b e sho rte ne d to 'ro o t ho g '. A ho g is a p ig .) Ro o te d to the sp o t If so me o ne is ro o te d to the sp o t, the y cano t mo ve , e ithe r p hysically o r the y canno t think the ir way o ut o f a p ro b le m. Ro se -co lo re d g lasse s If p e o p le se e thing s thro ug h ro se -co lo re d (co lo ure d ) g lasse s, the y se e the m in a mo re p o sitive lig ht than the y re ally are . Ro se -tinte d g lasse s If p e o p le se e thing s thro ug h ro se -tinte d g lasse s, the y se e the m in a mo re p o sitive lig ht than the y re ally are . Ro ug h and re ad y If so me thing is ro ug h and re ad y, it has no t b e e n care fully p re p are d , b ut is fit fo r its p urp o se . If a p e rso n is ro ug h and re ad y, the y are no t ve ry re fine d o r manne re d . Ro ug h aro und the e d g e s If so me o ne is ro ug h aro und the e d g e s, the y have n't maste re d so me thing , tho ug h the y sho w p ro mise . Ro ug h d iamo nd A ro ug h d iamo nd is a p e rso n who mig ht b e a b it rud e b ut who is g o o d und e rne ath it all. Ro ug h e d g e s If so me thing has ro ug h e d g e s, it is still no t a finishe d p ro d uct and no t all o f a unifo rm stand ard . Ro ug h e nd o f the stick To g e t the ro ug h e nd o f the stick is to b e tre ate d unfairly o r to co me o ff wo rse than the o the r p arty in a transactio n, situatio n o r re latio nship . Ro ug h p atch A ro ug h p atch is a d ifficult o r trying p e rio d . Ro ug h-he wn If so me thing , e sp e cially so me thing mad e fro m wo o d o r sto ne , is ro ug h-he wn, it is unfinishe d o r unp o lishe d . Ro und the b e nd If so me o ne has g o ne ro und the b e nd , the y have sto p p e d b e ing ratio nal ab o ut so me thing . If so me thing d rive s yo u ro und the b e nd , it irritate s yo u o r make s yo u ang ry. Ro und the ho use s If yo u g o ro und the ho use s, yo u d o so me thing in an ine fficie nt way whe n the re is a q uicke r, mo re co nve nie nt way. Rub sho uld e rs If yo u rub sho uld e rs with p e o p le , yo u me e t and sp e nd time with the m, e sp e cially whe n the y are p o we rful o r famo us. Rub so me o ne up the wro ng way If yo u anno y o r irritate so me o ne whe n yo u d id n't me an to , yo u rub the m up the wro ng way. Rud d e rle ss ship If an o rg anisatio n, co mp any, g o ve rnme nt, e tc, is like a rud d e rle ss ship , it has no cle ar d ire ctio n and d rifts ab o ut witho ut re aching its g o als. Rue the d ay This me ans that the p e rso n will o ne d ay b itte rly re g re t what the y have d o ne . Ruffle a fe w fe athe rs If yo u ruffle a fe w fe athe rs, yo u anno y so me p e o p le whe n making chang e s o r imp ro ve me nts. Rule o f thumb Rule o f thumb me ans ap p ro ximate ly. Rule the ro o st If so me o ne rule s the ro o st the y are the b o ss. Examp le :The re 's no d o ub t who rule s the ro o st in this ho use . Run a mile If so me o ne " Runs a mile " , the y d o e ve rything the y can to avo id a situatio n. Examp le : " I was wo rrie d that he 'd take o ne lo o k at me and run a mile ." Run amo k Whe n thing s o r p e o p le are running amo k, the y are wild and o ut o f co ntro l. ('Run amuck' is also use d .) Run aro und the b ush (USA) If yo u run aro und the b ush, it me ans that yo u're taking a lo ng time to g e t to the p o int. Sugge st an Idiom Search Ple ase No te Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can o p t to filte r-o ut e xp licit co nte nt o n yo ur p re fe re nce s p ag e . Ge ne rate d in 0.015 se co nd s