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[read up on] <v. phr.> To study carefully in preparation for an examination or other special purpose. * /Since Mr. and Mrs. Lee are going to take their American citizenship exams soon, they must read up on the Constitution and the three branches of government./

[ready] See: AT THE READY, ROUGH-AND-READY.

[ready-made] <adj.> Mass-produced; machine made. * /I buy all my dresses ready-made because I can't afford to have them made to order./

[ready money] <n. phr.> Cash on hand. * /Frank refuses to buy things on credit, but, if he had the ready money, he would buy that lovely old house./

[real] See: FOR REAL, IT'S BEEN REAL.

[rear] See: BRING UP THE REAR.

[rear end] <n.> 1. The back part (usually of a vehicle) * /The rear end of our car was smashed when we stopped suddenly and the car behind us hit us./ - Often used like an adjective, with a hyphen. * /A head-on crash is more likely to kill the passengers than a rear-end crash./ Contrast: HEAD-ON. 2. Rump; backside. * /Bobby's mother was so annoyed with his teasing that she swatted his rear end./

[rear its head] <v. phr.> To appear; emerge. * /After decades of certainty that tuberculosis had been eradicated globally, it suddenly reared its ugly head right here in the United States./

[reason] See: IN REASON, LISTEN TO REASON, RHYME OR REASON, STAND TO REASON, WITHIN REASON.

[receive with open arms] See: WITH OPEN ARMS.

[reckon with] <v.> To consider as one of the things which may change a situation; consider (something) that will make a difference in the results. * /The coach said the opposing pitcher had a fast ball to be reckoned with./ Syn.: TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

[reckon without] <v.> To fail to consider as one of the things which might change a situation; not think about. * /The committee for the class picnic party made careful plans for a beach party but they reckoned without a sudden change in the weather./

[record] See: MATTER OF RECORD, OFF THE RECORD, ON RECORD.

[red] See: IN THE RED, PAINT THE TOWN RED, SEE RED.

[redcap] <n.> A porter at an airport or at a railroad station. * /Mr. Smith works as a redcap at Chicago's O'Hare Airport./

[red carpet] See: ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET.

[red cent] <n. phr.> The one-cent coin; a copper coin; very little money. * /Poor Oscar is so broke he doesn't have a red cent to his name./

[red eye] <adj. phr.> Bloodshot eyes that are strained from too much reading. * /Poor Tim has a red eye; he must have been studying too late again./

[red eye] <n. phr.>, <informal> A night flight. * /The company refused to pay for him to take a more expensive daytime flight, so he had to come in on the red eye./

[red-handed] <adj.> In the very act; while committing a crime or evil action. * /The criminal was caught red-handed while holding up the neighborhood bank at gunpoint./

[red herring] <n. phr.> A false scent laid down in order to deceive; a phony or misleading story designed to cause confusion. * /That story about the president having an affair was a red herring created by the opposition in order to discredit him./

[red-letter day] <n. phr.> A holiday; memorable day (usually printed in red on calendars). * /The Fourth of July is a red-letter day./ * /It was a red-letter day for Felix, when he won the lottery./

[red-light district] <n. phr.> A district of brothels or where prostitutes hang out. * /Most unwisely, the young sailor decided to spend his leave on shore by haunting the red-light districts of the port of call./

[red tape] <n. phr.> Unnecessary bureaucratic routine; needless but official delays. * /If you want to get anything accomplished in a hurry, you have to find someone in power who can cut through all that red tape./

[reel off] See: RATTLE OFF.

[reference] See: IN REFERENCE TO or WITH REFERENCE TO.

[refine on] or [refine upon] <v.> 1. To make better; improve. * /Mary was asked to refine on her first outline to make it clearer and more exact./ 2. To be better than; surpass. * /Modern medical techniques refine on those of the past./

[regain one's feet] <v. phr.> To get back up again after falling down. * /Tom fell while he skied down the hill but he regained his feet quickly./ Compare: TO ONE'S FEET.

[regard] See: IN REFERENCE TO or IN REGARD TO or WITH REGARD TO.

[regular guy] or [regular fellow] <n.>, <informal> A friendly person who is easy to get along with; a good sport. * /You'll like Tom. He's a regular guy./ Syn.: GOOD EGG.

[rein] See: FREE REIN, GIVE REIN TO or GIVE FREE REIN TO.

[relation] See: IN RELATION TO or WITH RELATION TO.

[relative to] 1. On the subject of; about. * /Relative to school athletics, the principal said the students should not allow athletics to interfere with homework./ 2. In comparison with; in proportion to. * /Relative to the size of an ant, a blade of grass is as tall as a tree./

[repeat oneself] <v. phr.> To say the same thing over again, often in the same words; repeat ideas because you forget what you said or because you want to stress their importance. * /Grandfather is forgetful and often repeats himself when he tells a story./ * /A teacher often has to repeat herself several times before her pupils remember what she tells them./

[resign oneself] <v. phr.> To stop arguing; accept something which cannot be changed. * /When Jane's father explained that he could not afford to buy her a new bicycle, she finally resigned herself to riding the old one./ Compare: GIVE UP.

[resistance] See: LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.

[rest] See: LAY TO REST, PARADE REST.

[rest assured] <v. phr.> To be convinced; persuaded; certain and unworried. * /"Please rest assured," he said seriously, "that I will keep all of my promises."/

[rest home] See: CONVALESCENT HOME.

[rest on one's laurels] <v. phr.> To be satisfied with the success you have already won; stop trying to win new honors. * /Getting an A in chemistry almost caused Mike to rest on his laurels./

[rest on one's oars] <v. phr.> To stop trying; stop working for a while; rest. * /The man who wants to become a millionaire can never rest on his oars./ * /A high school student who wants to go to college cannot rest on his oars./

[rest room] <n.> A room or series of rooms in a public building which has things for personal comfort and grooming, such as toilets, washbowls, mirrors, and often chairs or couches. * /Sally went to the rest room to powder her nose./ Compare: POWDER ROOM.