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rap one's knuckles
To scold or punish.
If you talk back to Dad, you'll get your knuckles rapped.
The club got its knuckles rapped by the principal for hazing new members.
The principal rapped our knuckles for cheating on the test.
Why rap my knuckles? It wasn't my fault.
rat out
rat out on
rat on
To desert; to leave at a critical time.
Joe ratted out on Sue when she was seven months pregnant.
rat race
A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose.
School can be a rat race if you don't keep up with your studies.
The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded.
This job is a rat race. The faster you work, the faster the boss wants you to work.
rate with someone
To be esteemed highly by another.
The professor really rates with both the graduate students and the undergraduates.
rattle off
reel off
To say quickly without having to stop to think; recite easily and rapidly.
Joan memorized the "Gettysburg Address" so well that she could reel it off.
We asked the waitress what flavors of ice cream she had, and she rattled them off.
When Roger was seven he could rattle off the names of all the states in alphabetical order.
rattle one's saber
To threaten another government or country without subsequent acts of war.
It is considered an act of demagoguery on the part of politicians to rattle their sabers.
rave about
To talk very enthusiastically about someone or something.
Hank praised the new TV show very highly but we didn't think it was anything to rave about.
raw deal
Unfair treatment; inequity.
Несправедливое, жестокое обхождение.
Barry got a raw deal when he was sent to teach the class on advanced nuclear physics; he's an inexperienced graduate student.
Mary got a raw deal on her traffiс ticket. She was innocent, but she had to pay a big fine.
С Мэри обошлись нечестно, выдавая ей квитанцию за нарушение правил дорожного движения. Она была невиновна, но ей пришлось заплатить большой штраф.