Idioms List
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Idioms Starting with the Letter R
- RAIN CATS AND DOGS
- To rain very heavily.
You better bring an umbrella. It's raining cats and dogs out there.
- RAISE A STINK
- To complain loudly; to make a fuss.
Every time I go to a restaurant with Max, he has to raise a stink about something.
- RAISE THE BAR
- To raise standards or expectations.
It's time for the auto industry to finally raise the bar on fuel efficiency.
- READ BETWEEN THE LINES
- To detect a meaning that is not stated explicitly.
He is very cheerful, but if you read between the lines, you'll understand that things aren't going too well.
- RIGHT ON THE MONEY
- Exact; precise; exactly right.
Your prediction was right on the money.
- RING A BELL
- To seem or sound familiar.
The name rings a bell, but I'm not sure if I know him.
- ROCK BOTTOM
- The lowest possible level.
The government's credibility has hit rock bottom.
- ROCK THE BOAT
- To go against the status quo; to follow principle rather than go along to get along.
The company's policies are unethical, but if you rock the boat, you'll get fired.
- RUB THE WRONG WAY
- To irritate or annoy.
I know you say that Max is a nice guy, but something about him rubs me the wrong way.
