pickrubdown rubdown {n.} A massage. The chiropractor gave his patient a powerful rubdown. Categories: add yours noun Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms Nearby entries: rabbit race race against time race to stand still rack and ruin rack one's brain radio ham rag rag doll ragged rag trade railroad rain rain check rained out rain on rain or shine rainproof rainy day raise a hand raise a row raise a stink raise Cain raise eyebrows raise funds raise hackles raise havoc raise heck raise hob raise one's sights raise one's voice raise the devil raise the roof rake in rake off rake-off rake over the coals rake up ramble on about ram down one's throat random rank rank and file rap rap one's knuckles rat rate rather rat on rat out rat race rate with someone rattle rattle off rattle one's saber rave about raw raw deal reach reach first base reach for the sky read between the lines read into read off read one like a book read one one's rights read one's mind read the riot act read over read up on ready ready-made ready money real rear rear end rear its head reason receive with open arms reckon with reckon without record red redcap red carpet red cent red eye red eye red-handed red herring red-letter day red-light district red tape reel off reference refine on regain one's feet regard regular guy rein relation relative to repeat oneself resign oneself resistance rest rest assured rest home rest on one's laurels rest on one's oars rest room retreat return return the compliment reverse rev up rhyme or reason rib rich ride ride herd on ride on one's coattails ride out ride roughshod over ride the brake ride the gravy train ride up riding for a fall riding high rid of right right along right and left right away right down right field right-hand man right on right out right side of the tracks right-wing rig out Riley ring ring a bell ring in ringleader ring out ring the changes ring true ring up riot ripe rip into rip off rip-off rise rise from the ashes rise in the world rise to rise up risk road road gang road hog road show road sign road test roast roasting ear robbery robin rob Peter to pay Paul rob the cradle rob the till rock rock and roll rock-bottom rocker rock hound rock'n'roll rock the boat rod roll roll around rolling stone gathers no moss roll out the red carpet roll up one's sleeves Roman collar Rome Rome wasn't built in a day roof rooftop room room and board room clerk room to room service room with roost root root-bound root for rope rope in rope into rope off rose rose-colored glasses rotten egg rotten to the core rough rough-and-ready rough-and-tumble rough diamond roughhouse roughhouse rough it roughneck rough-shod rough sledding rough up roughly speaking roulette round round-eyed round off round out round robin rounds round the clock round trip roundup round up row royal road rubdown rub-a-dub rubber check rub down rub elbows rub it in rub off rub out rub salt into one's wounds rub shoulders rub the wrong way rub up against rub up to ruffle feathers rug rule rule of thumb rule out rule the roost run run across run after run along run a risk run around in circles run around run around like a chicken with its head cut off run a temperature run a tight ship run away run away with run circles around run down run-down run dry run errands run for it run for one's money run in run-in run in the blood run into run into a brick wall run into the ground run its course run off run-off run off at the mouth run of luck run-of-the-mill runner-up running start run out run out on run over run ragged run rings around run riot run scared run short run that by me again! run the gauntlet run through run to run to seed run true to form run up run up against run wild run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds running commentary rush Russian roulette rust away rustproof rain cats and dogs razzle-dazzle Subscribe to: American IdiomsEnglish Slang Post my comment
