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Put towards
Make a financial contribution
“She PUT $250 TOWARDS the cost of the repairs and we had to pay the rest.”
Put up to
Encourage someone to do something
“His friends PUT him UP TO stealing it.”
Put up with
To tolerate
“I can't PUT UP WITH my neighbour's noise any longer; it's driving me mad.”
Quarrel out
Argue with someone about a specific subject
“The girl's mother was QUARRELING OUT with her daughter about the party.”
Quarrel with
Dispute or disagree with something
“I am not QUARRELLING WITH their idea, but I think there are other possibilities.”
Queer up
Mess up, ruin
“I QUEERED the exam UP.”
Quieten down
Fall silent
“The audience QUIETENED DOWN when the lights were switched off in the auditorium and the play was ready to begin.”
Quit on
Stop working, associating or being friends with someone, especially when they need support
“They QUIT ON me just when things got rough.”
Race off
Hurry away, leave somewhere quickly
“They RACED OFF when the police arrived.”
Rack off
Used to tell someone to go away because they're annoying you
“He told her to RACK OFF.”
Rack out
Sleep, take a nap
“I'm tired- I'm going to RACK OUT.”
Rack up
Acquire a lot of something
“He's RACKED UP a number of convictions for speeding.”
Rain down on
Fall in large numbers
“Bombs RAINED DOWN ON the city all night.”
Rain off
Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)
“The match was RAINED OFF.”
Rain out
Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)
“The game was RAINED OUT.”
Rake in
Earn, make money easily
“She's RAKING IN thousands a day.”
Rake it in
Make a lot of money
“It's the only shop in the area and they're RAKING IT IN.”
Rake off
Cheat someone by charging them too much
“They RAKE tourists OFF all the time.”
Rake over
Talk, think, etc, about something negative in the past
“They keep RAKING OVER the rows we had last year.”
Rake up
Bring something back to people's attention
“The press have RAKED UP some scandals from her past.”
Ramble on
Talk at length without getting to the point
“Quit RAMBLING ON- I’m tired of listening to you.”
Ramp up
Increase amount, price, speed or power of something
“The company has RAMPED its prices UP because of higher oil prices.”
Rap out
Say something firmly and loudly
“She RAPPED OUT the command.”
Rat on
Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings
“She RATTED ON her neighbours to the police because they were smuggling alcohol from France.”
Rat out
Inform the authorities about someone
“He RATTED me OUT to the police.”
Rat through
Look for something hurriedly
“I RATTED THROUGH the papers on my desk but couldn't find the letter.”
Ratchet up
Increase
“The media are trying to RATCHET UP the pressure on the president.”
Rattle off
Quote figures rapidly
“She RATTLED OFF loads of statistics which nobody could understand.”
Reach out for
Try to achieve something difficult
“They are REACHING OUT FOR major economic reforms.”
Reach out to
Ask for help
“I REACHED OUT TO you when I was in trouble and you were a great help.”
Read off
Read a list aloud for someone to write down
“I READ OFF the figures and she wrote them down in her notebook.”
Read out
Read aloud rather than silently
“The teacher READ OUT the names of the students who'd passed.”
Read up on
Research
“I've been READING UP ON Japan as I'm going to live there next year.”
Reason out
Come to a conclusion or solution after some thought
“He REASONED OUT the answer to the math problem.”
Reckon on
The minimum expected
“Jeff says we can RECKON ON there being at least fifty people there tonight.”
Reel in
Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to land
“They hope the discounts will REEL people IN.”
Reel off
Quote statistics or facts rapidly
“The minister REELED OFF a load of figures to support her position.”
Reel out
Unwind
“I REELED OUT the hose and watered the lawn.”
Rein in
Control someone or something to stop them causing more trouble
“They had to REIN the minister IN after her dreadful performance on TV.”
Rent out
Let, grant a service or allow usage for a fee
“They RENTED their house OUT while the were abroad.”
Ride off
Go away on a bike, horse, etc
“She got on her motorbike and RODE OFF.”
Ride on
Depend on
“His reputation is RIDING ON this deal working out.”
Ride out
Survive a difficult time
“They managed to RIDE OUT the recession.”
Ride up
Move higher on the body (of clothes)
“Her skirt RODE UP when she sat down.”
Ring back
Return a phonecall
“I phoned and left a message this morning but she still hasn't RUNG me BACK.”
Ring in
Telephone to inform or confirm something
“I RANG IN and told them I would be late.”
Ring off
Finish a phone conversation
“Dave RANG OFF guiltily when he saw his boss coming.”
Ring out
Make a sudden loud sound
“Two shots RANG OUT and then we heard a scream.”
Ring round
Telephone a number of people, usually to try to get some information
“I RANG ROUND to see if anyone knew where she'd gone.”
Ring up
Telephone
“Helen RANG me UP earlier.”