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[right out] or [straight out]  {adv.}

Plainly; in a way that hides nothing; without waiting or keeping back anything.

When Mother asked who broke the window, Jimmie told her right out that he did it.

* /When Ann entered the beauty contest her  […]

[right side of the tracks]

See: [THE TRACKS].

[right-wing]  {adj.}

Being or belonging to a political group which opposes any important change in the way the country is run.

Some countries with right-wing governments have dictators.

Contrast: [LEFT-WING].

[rig out]  {v. phr.}

To overdecorate; doll up; dress up.

[Riley]

See: [LIFE OF RILEY].

[ring]

See:

[GIVE A RING],

[RUN CIRCLES AROUND] or [RUN RINGS AROUND],

[THREE-RING CIRCUS],

[THROW ONE'S HAT IN THE RING].

[ring a bell]  {v. phr.}

To make you remember something; sound familiar.

Not even the cat's meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed him.

* /When Ann told Jim the name of the new teacher it rang a bell, and Jim said, "I  […]

[ring in]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

1. To bring in (someone or something) from the outside dishonestly or without telling; often: hire and introduce under a false name.

* /Bob offered to ring him in on the party by pretending he was a cousin from out of  […]

[ringleader]  {n. phr.}

The chief of an unsavory group; a higher-up.

[ring out]  {v.}

To ring a special clock that records the time you leave work.