rid out
to endure or survive a difficult situation
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rid up
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
ridden hard and put away wet
exhausted from being overworked or stressed
riddle me that, Batman
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
riddle wrapped in an enigma
Something mysterious and difficult to understand
ride
"to RIDE the high horse," or "RIDE roughshod over one," to be overbearing or oppressive; "to RIDE the black donkey," to be in an ill humour.
ride down
to accompany someone in a vehicle
ride fence
To remain neutral or undecided in a dispute or controversy
ride hard and put away wet
To work something or someone excessively without rest or maintenance.
ride herd on
to supervise or control a group of people
ride high
Be very successful or confident
ride off into the sunset
To leave a situation or end a career on a happy note
ride on a rail
to be forced out of a place
ride on the back of
to benefit from someone else's efforts
ride one's bumper
Follow a vehicle very closely
ride one's luck
To succeed or continue by chance rather than skill
ride out
to endure a difficult situation until it passes
ride roughshod over
Treat others harshly or disregard their rights
ride shotgun
sit in the front passenger seat of a vehicle
ride tall in the saddle
To feel confident and in control of a situation
ride the coattails
Benefit from someone else's success or efforts
ride the crest of the wave
To take advantage of a situation while it is successful or popular
ride the pine
to sit on the bench and not participate
ride the rails
travel by train, often without a ticket or in a homeless manner
ride the short bus
to be perceived as stupid or unintelligent
ride the tiger
to take control of a difficult situation
ride the wave
To take advantage of a trend or situation
rider
A person who receives part of the salary of a place or appointment from the ostensible occupier, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, or great man appointing. The rider is said to be quartered upon the possessor, who often has one or more persons thus riding behind him. See QUARTERED.
rider
In a University examination, a problem or question appended to another, as directly arising from or dependent on it;—beginning to be generally used for any corollary or position which naturally arises from any previous statement or evidence.
ridge
A guinea. Ridge cully; a goldsmith. CANT.
riding academy
brothel
riding rough-shod over one
Treating one without the least consideration. The shoes of a horse that is rough-shod has the nails projecting to prevent it slipping.
riding st
GEORGE. The woman uppermost in the amorous congress, that is, the dragon upon St. George. This is said to be the way to get a bishop.
riding the wooden horse
Being strapped to a wooden contrivance shaped something like a horse's back and flogged. An old form of military punishment.
rien de trop
See DE TROP. Rienzi, Cola di (re en' zi). A patriot of Rome who incited the people to rise against the Papal and Imperial governments. In May 1347, he was declared Tribune, but his power was crushed and he fled. In 1354 Pope Innocent VI sent him to Rome once more as a Senator, but while attempting to quell a riot he met his death. In Rienzi (1835) Bulwer Lytton tells the story of the Tribune.
riff raff
Low vulgar persons, mob, tag-rag and bob-tail.
rig
Fun, game, diversion, or trick. To run one's rig upon any particular person; to make him a butt. I am up to your rig; I am a match for your tricks.
rig
Or trick, "spree," or performance; "run a RIG," to play a trick.—See JOHN GILPIN. "RIG the market," in reality to play tricks with it,—a mercantile slang phrase often used in the newspapers.
rig out
To dress or equip someone or something elaborately
rigged
"well RIGGED," well dressed.—Old Slang, in use in 1736. See Bailey’s Dictionary.—Sea.
rigging
Clothing. I'll unrig the bloss; I'll strip the wench. Rum Rigging; fine clothes. The cull has rum rigging, let's ding him and mill him, and pike; the fellow has good clothes, let's knock him down, rob him, and scour off, i.e. run away.
rigging
A process well known in connexion with sales by auction, by which articles are secured at prices considerably below their real value. See KNOCK-OUTS. To RIG the market is to do similar business on a larger scale for the purpose of affecting the supplies, and thereby increasing the profits on an original purchase of the goods thus made scarce.
right
All right! A favourite expression among thieves, to signify that all is as they wish, or proper for their purpose. All right, hand down the jemmy; every thing is in proper order, give me the crow.
right and wrong
Morally good and bad actions or decisions
right as a trivet
Quite right; in an excellent state The trivet was originally a three-legged stand — a tripod— and the allusion is to its always standing firmly on its three legs.
right away
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
right foot foremost
It is still considered un- lucky to enter a house, or even a room, on the left foot, and in ancient Rome a boy was stationed at the door of a mansion to caution visitors not to cross the threshold with their left foot, which would have been an ill omen.
Right Honourable
A prefix to the title of earls, viscounts, barons, and the younger sons of dukes and marquesses.
Right Honourables
The corresponding prefix for a marquess is The Most Honourable, and for a duke Bis Grace. Younger sons of earls, and all sons of viscounts and barons are Honourables, as are justices of the High Court, maids of honour, and certain Colonial and other ministers. Members of Parliament when in the House are usually addressed as "My honourable friend," or "the honourable member for So-and-so.
right now
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
Right of Episcopacy
The name is a sort of acrostic, composed of the initials of the authors, viz.
right of Genghis Khan
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
right of way
The legal right to make use of a certain passage whether high road, by-road, or private road. Private right of way may be claimed by immemorial usage, special per- mission, or necessity; but a funeral cortege or bridal party having passed over a certain field does not give to the public the right of way, as many suppose.
right on
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
right or wrong
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
right or wrong, my country
One should support their country regardless of its actions
right out straight
very busy
right you are
A phrase implying entire acquiescence in what has been said or done. The expression is singularly frequent and general amongst the lower and middle classes of the metropolis.
right-hand man
An invaluable, or con- fidential, assistant; originally applied to the cavalryman at the right of the line, whose duties were of great responsibility.
rights
"to have one to RIGHTS," to be even with him, to serve him out properly. "TO RIGHTS" is also an ejaculation signifying satisfaction of the highest order.