Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц

[read one one’s rights]{v. phr.} To give to an arrested person the legally required statement regarding the rights of such a person. •/"Read him his rights," Sergeant," the captain said, "and book him for breaking and entering."/

[read one’s mind]{v. phr.} To know what someone else is thinking. •/I have known John so long that I can read his mind./ — [mind reader]{n.} •/That’s exactly what I was going to say. You must be a mind reader!/ Compare: READ LIKE A BOOK.

[read the riot act]{v. phr.} To give someone a strong warning or scolding. •/Three boys were late to class and the teacher read the riot act to them./

[read over]{v. phr.} To read hurriedly in a rather superficial manner. •/The professor said he had no time to read my essay thoroughly but that he had read it over and would comment later in detail./

[read up on]{v. phr.} To study carefully in preparation for an examination or other special purpose. •/Since Mr. and Mrs. Lee are going to take their American citizenship exams soon, they must read up on the Constitution and the three branches of government./

[ready] See: AT THE READY, ROUGH-AND-READY.

[ready-made]{adj.} Mass-produced; machine made. •/I buy all my dresses ready-made because I can’t afford to have them made to order./

[ready money]{n. phr.} Cash on hand. •/Frank refuses to buy things on credit, but, if he had the ready money, he would buy that lovely old house./

[real] See: FOR REAL, IT’S BEEN REAL.

[rear] See: BRING UP THE REAR.

[rear end]{n.} 1. The back part (usually of a vehicle) •/The rear end of our car was smashed when we stopped suddenly and the car behind us hit us./ — Often used like an adjective, with a hyphen. •/A head-on crash is more likely to kill the passengers than a rear-end crash./ Contrast: HEAD-ON. 2. Rump; backside. •/Bobby’s mother was so annoyed with his teasing that she swatted his rear end./

[rear its head]{v. phr.} To appear; emerge. •/After decades of certainty that tuberculosis had been eradicated globally, it suddenly reared its ugly head right here in the United States./

[reason] See: IN REASON, LISTEN TO REASON, RHYME OR REASON, STAND TO REASON, WITHIN REASON.

[receive with open arms] See: WITH OPEN ARMS.

[reckon with]{v.} To consider as one of the things which may change a situation; consider (something) that will make a difference in the results. •/The coach said the opposing pitcher had a fast ball to be reckoned with./ Syn.: TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

[reckon without]{v.} To fail to consider as one of the things which might change a situation; not think about. •/The committee for the class picnic party made careful plans for a beach party but they reckoned without a sudden change in the weather./

[record] See: MATTER OF RECORD, OFF THE RECORD, ON RECORD.

[red] See: IN THE RED, PAINT THE TOWN RED, SEE RED.

[redcap]{n.} A porter at an airport or at a railroad station. •/Mr. Smith works as a redcap at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport./

[red carpet] See: ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET.

[red cent]{n. phr.} The one-cent coin; a copper coin; very little money. •/Poor Oscar is so broke he doesn’t have a red cent to his name./