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[right out] or [straight out]{adv.} Plainly; in a way that hides nothing; without waiting or keeping back anything. •/When Mother asked who broke the window, Jimmie told her right out that he did it./ •/When Ann entered the beauty contest her little brother told her straight out that she was crazy./
[right side of the tracks] See: THE TRACKS.
[right-wing]{adj.} Being or belonging to a political group which opposes any important change in the way the country is run. •/Some countries with right-wing governments have dictators./ Contrast: LEFT-WING.
[rig out]{v. phr.} To overdecorate; doll up; dress up. •/Ann arrived all rigged out in her newest Parisian summer outfit./
[Riley] See: LIFE OF RILEY.
[ring] See: GIVE A RING, RUN CIRCLES AROUND or RUN RINGS AROUND, THREE-RING CIRCUS, THROW ONE’S HAT IN THE RING.
[ring a bell]{v. phr.} To make you remember something; sound familiar. •/Not even the cat’s meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed him./ •/When Ann told Jim the name of the new teacher it rang a bell, and Jim said, "I went to school with a James Carson."/
[ring in]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To bring in (someone or something) from the outside dishonestly or without telling; often: hire and introduce under a false name. •/Bob offered to ring him in on the party by pretending he was a cousin from out of town./ •/No wonder their team beat us; they rang in a professional to pitch for them under the name of Dan Smith./ 2. To ring a special clock that records the time you work. •/We have to ring in at the shop before eight o’clock in the morning./
[ringleader]{n. phr.} The chief of an unsavory group; a higher-up. •/The FBI finally caught up with the ringleader of the dope smugglers from South America./
[ring out]{v.} To ring a special clock that records the time you leave work. •/Charles can’t leave early in his new job; he has to ring out./
[ring the changes]{v. phr.} To say or do the same thing in different ways; repeat the same idea in many ways. •/David wanted a new bicycle and he kept ringing the changes on it all day until his parents got angry at him./ •/A smart girl saves money on clothes by learning to ring the changes on a few dresses and clothes./
[ring true]{v. phr.} To have a tone of genuineness; sound convincing. •/I believed his sob story about how he lost his fortune, because somehow it all rang true./
[ring up]{v.} 1. To add and record on a cash register. •/The supermarket clerk rang up Mrs. Smith’s purchases and told her she owed $33./ •/Business was bad Tuesday; we didn’t ring up a sale all morning./ 2. {informal} To telephone. •/Sally rang up Sue and told her the news./
[riot] See: READ THE RIOT ACT, RUN RIOT.
[ripe] See: TIME IS RIPE.
[rip into] or [tear into]{v.}, {informal} 1. To start a fight with; attack. •/The puppy is tearing into the big dog./ Syn.: PITCH INTO. 2. To quarrel with; scold. •/Mrs. Brown ripped into her daughter for coming home late./ Syn.: BAWL OUT, LACE INTO, LAY OUT, LET HAVE IT.
[rip off]{v.}, {slang} (Stress on "off") Steal. •/The hippies ripped off the grocery store./
[rip-off]{n.}, {slang} (Stress on "rip") An act of stealing or burglary. •/Those food prices are so high, it’s almost a rip-off./
[rise] See: GET A RISE OUT OF, GIVE RISE TO.
[rise from the ashes]{v. phr.} To rise from ruin; start anew. •/A year after flunking out of medical school, Don rose from the ashes and passed his qualifying exams for the M.D. with honors./
[rise in the world] See: COME UP IN THE WORLD.
[rise to]{v.} To succeed in doing what is expected by trying especially hard in or on; show that you are able to do or say what is needed or proper in or on. •/Jane was surprised when the principal handed her the prize, but she rose to the occasion with a speech of thanks./ •/When Michael became sick on the day before the program, Paul rose to the need and learned Michael’s part./
[rise up]{v. phr.} To stage a rebellion; revolt. •/The people finally rose up and communism came to an end in Eastern Europe./
[risk] See: CALCULATED RISK, RUN A RISK.
[road] See: ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME, BURN UP THE ROAD, END OF THE ROAD, GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD, HIT THE ROAD, HUG THE ROAD, MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, ON THE ROAD.
[road gang]{n.} A group of men who work at road construction. •/Football players often work with road gangs during summer vacations./
[road hog]{n.}, {informal} A car driver who takes more than his share of the road. •/A road hog forced John’s car into the ditch./
[road show]{n.} A theatrical play that is performed for a few days in one town and then moves to other towns. •/Many actors get their start in road shows./ •/The road show is often not as good as the original play on Broadway./