R Series Flashcards
1
Q
Rank and file
A
Ordinary members of an
organisation or society
2
Q
Raining cats and
dogs
A
Raining very heavily.
3
Q
Raise a person’s dander (get a person’s dander up)
A
Make a person angry.
4
Q
Read between the lines
A
Infer a meaning which is not obvious from available information.
5
Q
Read the riot act
A
Reprimand.
6
Q
Real brick
A
A good, helpful or trustworthy person.
7
Q
Red carpet
A
Honorary treatment, lavish
hospitality.
8
Q
Red herring
A
Something that diverts attention from, and is irrelevant to, the main issue.
9
Q
Red letter day
A
A special day.
10
Q
A red rag to a bull
A
Something that is certain to
make somebody angry.
11
Q
Red tape
A
Bureaucracy
12
Q
Ride a high horse
A
Be arrogant.
13
Q
Ride roughshod
A
Act with utter disregard of other considerations.
14
Q
Rigmarole
A
A long complicated and confusing procedure.
15
Q
Ring of truth
A
Sound true.
