R
Idioms beginning with "R"
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[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.
[rough up] {v.}
To attack or hurt physically; treat roughly; beat.
Three boys were sent home for a week because they roughed up a player on the visiting team.
* /While Pete was walking in a strange part of town some boys roughed him up and told […]
[roughly speaking] {adv. phr.}
Approximately; in general terms.
Roughly speaking, about 250 people attended the annual convention of the Dictionary Society of America.
[round]
See:
[BRING AROUND] or [BRING ROUND],
[COME ROUND],
[GO THE ROUNDS],
[MAKE ROUNDS],
[SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE],
[YEAR-ROUND].
[round-eyed] or [wide-eyed] also [large-eyed] {adj.}
Very much surprised; astonished; awed.
The people were round-eyed when they learned what the computer could do.
* /The children were wide-eyed at the sight of the Christmas tree and didn't make […]
[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.