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| road apple |
a frozen horseturd used as a puck for road hockey |
Let's play hockey. You get the sticks and I'll find a road apple. |
| road to hell is paved... |
(See the road to hell is paved with good intentions) |
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| Roaring Twenties |
the decade following World War I (1920-1929) |
In the Roaring Twenties, ladies had short hair with kiss curls. |
| rob Peter to pay Paul |
move money from one part of a budget to another |
If we use grocery money to buy gas, we rob Peter to pay Paul. |
| rob the cradle |
court a person who is too young, date a minor |
You're seeing Lisa? She's only 17! That's robbing the cradle! |
| Rock |
(See The Rock) |
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| rock |
shock, cause a personal change, shake him |
Killing Fields is a powerful movie. It will rock you. |
| rock |
is great, is as good as great rock music, is cool |
This webcam really rocks. I can send movies to all my friends! |
| rock bottom |
(See hit rock bottom) |
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| rock the boat |
disturb or upset things, make waves |
If you rock the boat, you may be asked to leave the project. |
| rocks in your head |
(See got rocks in your head) |
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| rocks socks |
so good it will blow your socks off, cool beans |
"You've just won a million dollars." "Holy crap! That rocks socks!" |
| rocky road |
difficult path, rough going |
In life, he traveled the rocky road. He always chose the difficult way. |
| rodchester |
single armrest between two airplane seats |
The woman beside me rested her arm on the rodchester. |
| roll around |
future becomes present, future date arrives, time passes |
By the time your birthday rolls around, I'll have no money to buy you a present. |
| roll in the hay |
(See a roll in the hay) |
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| roll off the tongue |
natural to say, easy to pronounce |
Podnzilowicz is a name that doesn't roll off the tongue. |
| roll out the red carpet |
welcome in a special way, show lots of hospitality |
We roll out the red carpet when the Queen comes to Calgary. |
| roll over and play dead |
not try, not compete hard, give up |
The coach said, "Don't expect the Jets to roll over and play dead." |
| roll their eyes |
eyes express boredom or disapproval |
When he told the joke again, the students began rolling their eyes. |
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