Rack up- Acquire a lot of something
Rain down on- Fall in large numbers
Rake it in- Make a lot of moneyRake up- Bring something back to people's attention
Ramp up- Increase price, speed or power of something
Rat on- Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoingsRat out
- Fail to keep a promise- Inform the authorities about someoneRat through- Look for something hurriedly
Ratchet up- Increase
Rattle off- Quote figures rapidly
Reach out- Stretch your arm to get somethingReach out for- Try to achieve something difficultReach out to- Ask for help
- Offer help
- Try to communicate and establish good relations with people
Read off- Read a list aloud for someone to write downRead out- Read aloud rather than silentlyRead up on- Research
Reckon on- The minimum expected
Reel in- Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to landReel off
- Attract people, especially customers, to get them to do what you want them to- Quote statistics or facts rapidlyReel out
- Score a lot of points or win a lot of games one after the other- Unwind
Rein in- Control someone or something to stop them causing more trouble
Ride off- Go away on a bike, horse, etcRide on- Depend onRide out- Survive a difficult timeRide up- Move higher on the body (of clothes)
Ring back- Return a phonecallRing off- Finish a phone conversationRing up- Telephone
Rip off- Charge excessively or obtain money unfairly
Roll back- RetreatRoll in
- Reduce or remove- Arrive somewhere, especially if lateRoll on
- Arrive in large numbers, for military vehicles- When something continues to happenRoll on!- Said when you can't wait for something nice in the futureRoll out- Launch or introduce a new product, initiative, etc.Roll up- To appear in large numbers for an eventRoll up!- An imperative used to attract people to a public event
Romp in- Win easilyRomp through- Do something easily or quickly
Room in- To keep a mother and baby together after the birth
Root about- Look in a place to try to find somethingRoot around- Look in a place to try to find somethingRoot for- SupportRoot out- Look for and findRoot up
- Find the source of a problem and remove it- Dig a plant out of the ground
Rope in- Get somebody to help
Rough up- Assault
Round off- Finish something in a satisfactory manner
Row back- Retreat from a position
Rub along- Have a reasonably good relationshipRub down- Dry or clean something with a clothRub in
- Massage or rub someone to help them relax- Apply a substance like cream or ointment and rub it until it is absorbedRub it in- Emphasise how bad a situation is to make someone feel worseRub off on- Pass a quality or characteristic to peopleRub out- Delete ink or pencil with an eraserRub up against
- Kill- Touch someone in a sensual or sexual wayRub up on- Revise
Rule out- Exclude a possibility
Run across- Meet or find accidentallyRun after- Chase, pursueRun against
- Try to become romantically involved with someone- Oppose, make difficultiesRun along- Go away, leave (often as an imperative)Run away- Escape from people chasing youRun down
- Leave home because of problems with other family members or to elope- Hit a pedestrian with a vehicleRun for
- Lose energy or power
- Criticise, disparage
- Find the source or origin of something- Campaign for a positionRun in- Arrest, take to police station for questioningRun into
- Drive a new car carefully in order not to damage the engine
- Pay a casual visit
- Insert- CostRun off
- Meet by accident- Make photocopiesRun on- Be powered byRun out of- Have none leftRun over- Explain quicklyRun through
- Hit with a vehicle
- Exceed a time limit- Practise a dramatic work like a play quicklyRun to
- Stab or wound deeply with a knife, sword, etc.- Go to someone for helpRun up
- Include in things you like
- Have enough money to buy something, often negative- Move quickly to where someone isRun up against
- Hoist, raise a flag
- Do or make something very quickly
- Spend a lot of money on credit- Encounter problems, often unexpectedRun up on- Approach someone without their knowingRun with- Keep company, normally bad
Rush into- Do something too quickly
