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relative to
On the subject of; about.
Relative to school athletics, the principal said the students should not allow athletics to interfere with homework.
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
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.
A teacher often has to repeat herself several times before her pupils remember what she tells them.
Grandfather is forgetful and often repeats himself when he tells a story.
rest assured
To be convinced; persuaded; certain and unworried.
"Please rest assured," he said seriously, "that I will keep all of my promises."
rest on one's laurels
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
To stop trying; stop working for a while; rest.
A high school student who wants to go to college cannot rest on his oars.
The man who wants to become a millionaire can never rest on his oars.
rhyme or reason
without rhyme or reason
A good plan or reason; a reasonable purpose or explanation. Used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences.
Don could see no rhyme or reason to the plot of the play.
It seemed to Ruth that her little brother had temper tantrums without rhyme or reason.
rich as Croesus
Дословно: богат как Крез.
О ком-то очень состоятельном.
О ком-то очень состоятельном.
They're rich as Croesus, with their penthouse, yacht, and horses.
Она баснословно богаты со всеми этими пентхаусами, яхтами и лошадьми.
ride on one's coattails
To succeed in a certain endeavor by attaching oneself to the greater weight of another person or corporate body.
"We will never get our Ph.D. program approved on our own," said the head of the modern dance department, "but we might succeed if we stay in the Division of Fine Arts, riding on their coattails, as it were."