rumor mill »
A group or network of persons who originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.
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run around after »
To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.
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run around with »
To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.
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run away with »
To leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.
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run for one's money »
A difficult challenge for the person indicated, especially one involving a competitive situation.
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run through »
To impale a person with a blade, usually a sword.
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scream »
An entertaingly outrageous person.
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second banana »
A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.
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second childhood »
The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.
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second fiddle »
A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.
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second fiddle »
The person playing second fiddle.
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see you later »
A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.
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sell out »
To abandon one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage.
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shoot oneself in the foot »
To deliberately sabotage an activity in order to avoid obligation, though it causes personal suffering. Origins in first world war trench warfare.
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short fuse »
The personality trait of being quick to anger.
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