Phrases beginning with R phrases

Rain On Your Parade

Meaning: To spoil someone’s fun or plans; ruining a pleasurable moment.

Raining Cats and Dogs

Meaning: When it is raining heavily.

Read Em and Weep

Meaning: Often said by the winner in poker, as the others ‘weep’ over the loss.

Ride Him, Cowboy!

Meaning: A cheer people yell, usually at rodeos when cowboys are clinging to the backs of untamed horses.

Right Off The Bat

Meaning: Immediately, done in a hurry; without delay.

Right Out Of The Gate

Meaning: Right from the beginning, or to do something immediately.

Ring Any Bells?

Meaning: Recalling a memory; causing a person to remember something or someone.

Roll With The Punches

Meaning: To tolerate or endure through unexpected and difficult things that you may encounter from time to time.

Recharge One’s Batteries

Meaning: To get one’s energy back, typically through rest or by eating/drinking something.

Rhyme Or Reason

Meaning: When a person is doing something and it doesn’t seem to make any sense as to why they are doing it.

Riding Shotgun

Meaning: Someone who sits in the front passenger seat of a vehicle.

Road Rage

Meaning: A motorist who gets angry at other motorists because of the way they are driving.

Rome Was Not Built In a Day

Meaning: Certain things cannot not be rushed because they take time to do, so just be patient.

Rub Salt In The Wound

Meaning: Feeling hurt or embarrassed, and then something happens that makes matters worse.

Rule of Thumb

Meaning: A practical principle that can be used for guidance in many situations, but don’t rely on it for all situations.

Run of The Mill

Meaning: Something that’s ordinary; unremarkable.

Run Out of Steam

Meaning: Feeling tired; running low on energy.

Running On Fumes

Meaning: Somebody who is feeling very tired; functioning on low energy.