R
Idioms beginning with "R"
Part of speech, explanation, example sentences, pronunciation
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Contents of R:
[ride]
See:
[ALONG FOR THE RIDE],
[LET RIDE],
[RUN WITH HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS],
[TAKE FOR A RIDE],
[THUMB A RIDE].
[ride herd on] {v. phr.}
1. To patrol on horseback around a herd of animals to see that none of them wanders away.
Two cowboys rode herd on the cattle being driven to market.
2. {informal}
To watch closely and control; take care of.
* /A special […]
[ride on one's coattails] {v. phr.}
To succeed in a certain endeavor by attaching oneself to the greater weight of another person or corporate body.
* /"We will never get our Ph.D. program approved on our own," said the head of the modern dance […]
[ride out] {v.}
To survive safely; endure.
The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.
Jack decided to ride out his troubles by saying that he had made a mistake but that he had learned his lesson.
[ride roughshod over] {v. phr.}
To do as you wish without considering the wishes of (another person); treat with scorn or lack of courtesy; show no sympathy for.
* /The city officials rode roughshod over the people who did not want their homes torn […]
[ride the brake] or [ride the clutch] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To keep your foot on the pedal.
Riding the brake is a bad habit for a driver to form.
[ride the gravy train] {v. phr.}
To live a life of plenty and luxury.
Those who have a wealthy executive or heir to a fortune for a spouse can ride the gravy train without doing any work.
[ride up] or [crawl up] {v.}
To slip gradually upward on the body.
Shorts that ride up can be very uncomfortable.
[riding for a fall] {adj. phr.}
Behaving in an overconfident way that is likely to lead to trouble; being too sure of yourself; doing something dangerous.
The student who does not study for exams is riding for a fall.
* /Mr. Smith has borrowed too […]