pull rank »
To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.
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pull somebody's leg »
To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
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put one over »
To fool, trick or deceive.
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quantum mechanics »
Something overly complicated or detailed.
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rabble rouser »
Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
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rags to riches »
In a biographical context, from poverty to exceptional wealth.
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rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic »
To do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.
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rediscover fire »
To relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society.
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ride roughshod over »
To act in a bullying or inconsiderate manner; to display disregard towards someone or something.
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road movie »
A film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel.
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rocket science »
Anything overly complex, detailed or confusing.
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rocket scientist »
Someone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.
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run across »
To find or discover by chance.
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run off »
To pour or spill off or over.
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run over »
To exceed the allotted time.
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