put one's money where one's mouth is »
More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.
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put the boot in »
To kick a fallen opponent.
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put the boot in »
To kick someone when they are down.
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put the cat among the pigeons »
Professor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.
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put the kibosh on »
To halt, stop, or squelch.
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rag the puck »
To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
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rank and file »
Those lacking any particular title or status; those having no station.
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red mist »
Anger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking.
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reinvent the wheel »
To redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.
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revenge is a dish best served cold »
An expression that emotional detachment is ideal when taking revenge, as one is righting the wrongs that have been done to the doer.
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rock up »
To work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.
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rocking horse »
toy
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rocking horse shit »
A metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.
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rocking-horse shit »
Alternative form of rocking horse shit.
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rolling pin »
kitchen utensil
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