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[room with]  {v. phr.}

1. To live in a furnished room with someone as a roommate without having an affair.

I roomed with him in college for four years.

2. To live together as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage.

* /Dan and Sue have  […]

[roost]

See:

[CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST],

[RULE THE ROOST].

[root]

See: [TAKE ROOT].

[root-bound]  {adj.}

1. Having a limited amount of space for root growth.

After seven or eight years day lilies become root-bound and will not bloom well unless they are divided.

2. Liking the familiar place where you live and not wanting to go  […]

[root for]  {v. phr.}

To cheer for; applaud; support.

[rope]

See:

[END OF ONE'S ROPE],

[GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF],

[ON THE ROPES],

[THE ROPES].

[rope in]  {v.},  {informal}

1. To use a trick to make (someone) do something; deceive; fool.

The company ropes in high school students to sell magazine subscriptions by telling them big stories of how much money they can earn.

Syn.: [TAKE UP] (5a).  […]

[rope into]  {v.},  {informal}

1. To trick into; persuade dishonestly.

Jerry let the big boys rope him into stealing some apples.

2. To get (someone) to join in; persuade to work at.

* /It was Sue's job to bathe the dog but she roped Sam into  […]

[rope off]  {v. phr.}

To divide into sections by use of a rope.

[rose]

See:

[BED OF ROSES],

[LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES].