right back »
Used in several informal constructions to indicate return -- especially imminent return to a point of origin.
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ring up »
To enter a payment into a cash register, or till in a shop.
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round off »
To change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits.
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rumor campaign »
A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.
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rumor mill »
A group or network of persons who originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.
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run away with »
To be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.
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run back »
To take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.
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run up against »
Begin to encounter problems with someone or something.
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say grace »
To recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time.
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scrape through »
To marginally manage to progress.
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scratch the surface »
To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.
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scream »
A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
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see a man about a horse »
A message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.
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sell »
To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
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serpentine »
Of, or having attributes associated with, the mythological serpent, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
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