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• rain cats and dogs
  льёт как из ведра

  The sky is overcast, and I bet it's raining cats and dogs in the mountains.
• right as rain
  (быть) в полном порядке; правильный, подлинный

  The information given by the newscaster was as right as rain.
• rain on (someone's) parade
  расстраивать чьи-либо планы

  "I am going to throw a big New Year party. Please don't rain on my parade."
• red flag
  сигнал, предупреждающий об опасности

  The driver stopped the car and raised a red flag before he started to change a mag wheel.
• rat race
  жизнь, как бесконечная гонка и отчаянная борьба за успех; "крысиные бега"

  Working and living in a big city is too much of a rat race that's why Sandra is not satisfied with her life in New-York.
• red tape
  излишние формальности, волокита, бюрократизм

  It wasn't red tape on the hospital's part; the patient was too sick to see anyone.
• rain or shine
  при любой погоде, что бы не было

  We are having a barbecue tomorrow, rain or shine.
• rule of thumb
  общепринятое правило; образец, модель

  It is a rule of thumb that if a fire alarm sounds, it's necessary to call 911.
• red herring
  отвлекающий манёвр, что-либо сбивающее со следа

  The military maneuvers are a red herring, and they are not related to the matters of peace in this area.
• rob Peter to pay Paul
  поддерживать одно в ущерб другому

  It was obvious that this was merely a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
• ring a bell
  вызвать воспоминания, найти отклик в душе

  The name rings a bell; I may have heard it before, but I can't place it properly.
• run out of (something)
  истощить запас чего-либо

  I discovered that I had run out of tea and sugar and had to go to the supermarket immediately.
• red-eye
  ночной рейс, прибывающий рано утром

  They had to take a red-eye flight to be able to get to London on the appointed day.
• run down
  переутомляться, плохо выглядеть

  My friend has become run down since she started working at night.
• red-letter day
  праздник, памятный день, "красный день календаря"

  It was a red-letter day for Richard as nobody bothered him that day.
• run the gauntlet
  столкнуться с тяжёлыми испытаниями или неприятным опытом

  I had to run the gauntlet of many medical tests before I was pronounced to be absolutely cured.
• red-carpet treatment
  обращаться по-королевски

  I want to give a red-carpet treatment to my friends when they come to visit me.
• run out of time
  использовать (положенное) время

  At the meeting they had been discussing a lot of issues till they ran out of time.
• rack one's brain
  ломать себе голову над чем-либо

  Peter was racking his brains, trying to remember where he had put his car keys.
• reach for the sky
  ставить большие цели

  I think Jenny is reaching for the sky in her desire to be at the top of the class.
• run in the family
  общая семейная черта

  Sofia is very absent-minded and unpractical; it runs in the family, I guess.
• rip off (someone or something)
  обмануть кого-либо \ что-либо, обсчитать

  Jess was ripped off by the booking clerk at the railroad station.
• rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way
  раздражать кого-либо, "гладить против шерсти"

  Olaf's insolence and rude behavior constantly rubs me the wrong way.
• roll with the punches
  приспособиться к трудным обстоятельствам

  Some of the travelers were not able to roll with the punches and had to lay over their trip to the mountains.
• rat on (someone)
  выдать кого-либо, рассказав о неприглядном поведении; донести

  I asked my sister not to tell Mother about the spoilt carpet, but she ratted on me.
• rub off on (someone)
  передаваться кому-либо (от кого-либо)

  The woman's arrogance and selfishness rubbed off on her daughter as well.
• roll out the red carpet
  встречать важного гостя

  They rolled out the red carpet when the US President came for a visit.
• read to oneself
  читать про себя

  I saw her lips moving as she was reading to herself.
• rolling in money
  иметь большое количество денег, "купаться в деньгах"

  Mr. Hobson was rolling in money and didn't have to work.
• raise eyebrows
  вызвать чьё-либо неодобрение

  Ron raised eyebrows when Steve failed to complete his job in time.
• run a tight ship
  управлять чем-либо (организацией, своей жизнью)

  My friend's father is a very orderly person; he runs a tight ship and seldom makes mistakes in his life.
• red in the face
  смутиться, покраснеть

  Zeta was red in the face after I had disclosed all her lies.
• run low on (something)
  иссякать, быть на исходе, подходить к концу

  We were running low on our supplies.
• red-hot
  имеющий большой спрос

  Thanks to the advertising the new book has become red-hot and many people want to buy it.
• rolling stone
  перекати-поле (человек, который всё время переезжает с места на место)

  James is a rolling stone type of person; you never know his whereabouts.