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razor edgeA difficult or dangerous positionRate it:
razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:
razor-sharpAs sharp as a razor, extremely or ultimately sharp.Rate it:
razor-sharpVery clever or quick-witted.Rate it:
razor-sharpAs sharp as a razor; extremely sharp.Rate it:
re runrepeatRate it:
reach a critical massWhen one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.Rate it:
reach an early graveTo be sentenced to death before the age of 18.Rate it:
reach an early graveTo die young. To die before the age of 80.Rate it:
reach an early graveTo resign near the start for good.Rate it:
reach at my place fastWe are getting late so reach at my place fast.Rate it:
reach for the skySurrender !Rate it:
reach for the star's. but be happy with the cloudsAim high but be satisfied with what you achieveRate it:
reach for the starsTo have high hopes, to be ambitious.Rate it:
reach outTo extend one's hand forward.Rate it:
reach outTo ask for help.Rate it:
reach outTo make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.Rate it:
reach outTo attempt to initiate communication with someone.Rate it:
reach pastTo extend beyond.Rate it:
reach-aroundManual stimulation of a sexual partner's genitals during anal or vaginal intercourse from behind.Rate it:
reach-aroundAn ostensibly thoughtful gesture, especially one performed to win favour or mitigate unfair treatment.Rate it:
reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:
read 'em and weepWhen playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that roundRate it:
read alongTo read together with another person, or with another presentationRate it:
read between the linesTo infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.Rate it:
Read Between the LinesTo discern the reality, or the hidden truth from something such as a fact or documentRate it:
read inTo accept as input.Rate it:
read inTo allow access to classified information.Rate it:
read like a bookTo be able to discern someone's thoughts from his or her body language or other behavior.Rate it:
read lipsTo lipread.Rate it:
read me out!To understand a person very well.Rate it:
read my lipsUsed to emphasize a following statement.Rate it:
read now'now' is a specific time and more to the pointRate it:
read offTo dictate from a list.Rate it:
read offTo read from a scale or measure.Rate it:
read oneself inTo read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.Rate it:
read outTo read something and say the words to inform other people.Rate it:
read outTo read some data and inform the person using the device.Rate it:
read somebody the riot actTo scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.Rate it:
read somebody's lipsTo discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.Rate it:
read someone the riot actTo scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.Rate it:
read someone's lipsTo discern what someone is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.Rate it:
read someone's lipsTo pay close attention (often imperative).Rate it:
read someone's mindTo guess or deduce what someone is thinking.Rate it:
Read the Riot ActScold in a severe manner, or to give a warning to someoneRate it:
read the roomto understand the emotions and thoughts of the people in the roomRate it:
read the tea-leavesTo foretell someone's future by examining the tea-leaves at the bottom of the cup.Rate it:
read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:
read upacquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively.Rate it:
read upTo learn by reading.Rate it:

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