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raise a question
phrase
B2
To bring a matter up for consideration.
raise an eyebrow
phrase
B2
To lift one brow in doubt or surprise.
raise awareness
phrase
B2
To make more people know about something.
raise the bar
phrase
B2
To set a higher standard than before.
reach a conclusion
phrase
B2
To arrive at a settled judgement.
read between the lines
phrase
B2
To find the meaning that is hinted but never said.
read up on
phrase
B2
To study a subject by reading about it.
recharge your batteries
phrase
B2
To rest until your energy comes back.
ring a bell
phrase
B2
To sound faintly familiar without quite coming back.
rock the boat
phrase
B2
To disturb a situation that was going along quietly.
rocket science
phrase
B2
Something so complicated that ordinary people cannot follow it.
role model
phrase
B2
A person so admirable that others copy how they live.
roll out
phrase
B2
2 meanings
To flatten dough with a rolling pin.
roll up
phrase
B2
2 meanings
To turn something over on itself into a roll.
roll your eyes
phrase
B2
To turn the eyes upward to show contempt.
round the clock
phrase
B2
All day and all night without pause.
rule out
phrase
B2
To decide something is not possible and drop it.
run a risk
phrase
B2
To act in a way that could go badly wrong.
run down
phrase
B2
2 meanings
To lose power or be gradually reduced.
run into
phrase
B2
2 meanings
To meet someone unexpectedly.
run out
phrase
B1
2 meanings
To use up the whole supply of something.
run over
phrase
B2
2 meanings
To knock down and drive over with a vehicle.
run through
phrase
B2
2 meanings
To rehearse or review something quickly from beginning to end.
rush hour
phrase
B2
The busy time of day when everyone travels to or from their job at once.