R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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Contents of R:
[run wild] {v. phr.}
To be or go out of control.
The students ran wild during spring vacation.
The new supervisor lets the children run wild.
The violets are running wild in the flower bed.
Compare: [RUN RIOT].
[run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds] {v. phr.}
To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways.
Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.
[run-down] {adj.}
(stress on "run") In poor health or condition; weak or needing much work.
Grandma caught a cold because she was very run-down from loss of sleep.
The houses near the center of the city get more run-down every year.
[run-in] {n.}
1. A traffic accident.
My car was wrecked when I had a run-in with a small truck.
2. A violent quarrel.
John had a nasty run-in with his boss and was fired.
[run-of-the-mill] or [run-of-the-mine] {adj.}
Of a common kind; ordinary; usual.
Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run-of-the-mill.
It was just a run-of-the-mine movie.
[run-off] {n.}
A second election held to determine the winner when the results of the first one were inconclusive.
The senatorial race was so close that the candidates will have to hold a run-off.
[runner-up] {n.}
The person who finishes second in a race or contest; the one next after the winner.
Tom won the race and Jack was runner-up.
Joan was runner-up in the contest for class secretary.
Compare: [SECOND-BEST].
[running commentary] {n. phr.}
A continual series of remarks.
My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health care debate while he is giving me a rubdown.
[running start] {n. phr.}
Good progress at the beginning.
The team was off to a running start, having won the first two games.
Contributions of $5000 before the drive began gave the charity fund a running start.
Compare: [HEAD START].