pull teeth »
To remove teeth, usually because they are diseased or damaged.
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pure and simple »
Plain and unadorned.
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put out »
The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
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quantum mechanics »
Something overly complicated or detailed.
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quicumque vult »
The Athanasian Creed.
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reckon without »
To ignore that which cannot readily be ignored.
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red face test »
A hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.
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red light »
Denial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.
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rest his soul »
Used parenthetically to mark the referent as being deceased.
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ride the short bus »
To have a need for a special education program, as because learning disabled.
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robber baron »
In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
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ropable »
Alternative spelling of ropeable. Able to be roped.
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rough around the edges »
In need of refinement; unsophisticated.
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sabre-rattling »
A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
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said and done »
Agreed to and accomplished or finished.
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