Wayne Magnuson: English Idioms

 

Idioms: rearend -- regular guy

 

Idiom	Meaning	Example
rearend	bump a car in the back, run into the rear of a car	"Your back bumper is dented." "Ya, some guy rearended me."
red carpet	(See roll out the red carpet)
red-faced	embarrassed, ashamed when something private is made public	Judy was red-faced after you kissed her in class. She was embarrassed.
red herring	a false issue, make a mountain...	She said, "Fluoride is a red herring. It's not important."
red-letter day	(See a red-letter day)
red tape	government forms and procedures	An immigrant faces a lot of red tape - many interviews, forms.
redneck	(See a redneck)
reduce to tears	ask hurtful questions until someone cries	The lawyer's hurtful questions soon reduced Karla to tears.
reefer	marijuana cigarette, pot	After smoking two reefers, he laughed at anything they said.
regular guy	(See a regular guy)

Legend:
[B] bad language

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