R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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Contents of R:
[roughhouse] {n.}
Riotous play or commotion.
? told the boys they can play in the attic if there is no roughhouse.
[roughhouse] {v.}
To play very wildly; be running around as young boys usually do.
"Stop roughhousing this minute," Grandma cried. "Your father will be home soon."
[roughly speaking] {adv. phr.}
Approximately; in general terms.
Roughly speaking, about 250 people attended the annual convention of the Dictionary Society of America.
[roughneck] {n.}
A low, coarse fellow.
The only boys in the neighborhood are a bunch of roughnecks, and Mrs. Smith is unhappy about the fact that her son is rapidly becoming one of them.
[round]
See:
[BRING AROUND] or [BRING ROUND],
[COME ROUND],
[GO THE ROUNDS],
[MAKE ROUNDS],
[SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE],
[YEAR-ROUND].
[round off] {v.}
1. To make round or curved.
John decided to round off the corners of the table he was making so that no one would be hurt by bumping them.
2. To change to the nearest whole number.
The teacher said to round off the averages.
[…]
[round out] {v. phr.}
To complete; make whole.
He needs only one or two more rare compact discs to round out his collection of Vivaldi.
[round robin] {n. phr.}
1. Something written, especially a request or protest that is signed by a group of people. — Often used like an adjective.
* /The people in our neighborhood are sending a round robin to the Air Force to protest the noise the jet […]