Idiom: Run out of gas ( tired ) Hit the book: Step down Revelation Play down Orchestrate Grant Prominent Contribute to Obesity Coca-Cola's top scientist is stepping down following revelations that the beverage giant initiated a strategy of funding sc...
Idiom: Run circle around someone ( outrun someone ) Hit the book: Intervention Limitation Modest Overall Feat Accomplish Administer Profitable Tan said the findings were surprising because his team didn't expect the lowest dose to work. For the first...
Idiom: Run before you can walk( be patient ) Hit the book: Retinal detachment Macular degeneration Cataract Light sensitivity Blurry Side effect Randomly Respectively Optical And high myopiawhere the eyeball stretches and becomes too longisn't just...
Idiom: Run amuck( go crazy ) Hit the book: Nearsightedness Myopia Prevalent Contact Clinical trial Progression Dose Ophthalmology Regress Lots of people seem to need glasses these days. That's because nearsightedness, or myopia, is becoming increas...
Idiom: Rule of thumb ( common sense ) Hit the book: Center around Novelty Appeal Compromise Prioritize Domino effect Nudge Self-perpetuating Price-sensitive The chances of Taco Bell committing to use only cage-free eggs seemed particularly unlikely g...
Idiom: Rude awakening ( sudden realization ) Hit the book: Cage-free In the wake of Viable Enormous Timeline Impactful Boon Implement Underscore On Monday, Taco Bell became the latest fast-food company to announce its plan to use only cage-free eggs....
Idiom: Rub someone the wrong way ( annoy someone ) Hit the book: Presidential campaign Resonate with Soaring Consensus Mire Vocal advocate Pony up Coalition Flesh out The high cost of college has come up along the presidential campaign trail. Republi...
Idiom: Rub someone's shoulder ( meeting celebrity ) Hit the book: Walk out Aptly Minimum wages Initiative Skyrocket Economic mobility Mobilize Tuition Waive Picket Chant Students at 110 college campuses across the country planned to walk out of class...
Idiom: Rough patches 经历了一段艰难时光 Hit the book: Moss Heave Footage Detached Patch Spare Doom Prevail Take toll Give way Turns out, Mother Earth really is alive. A video captured in the forest in Nova Scotia has shown the moss-covered g...
Idiom: Rough around the edges ( not perfect ) Hit the book: Queue-jumper Overhead bin Armrest hog Immune to Rationale Speculate Maddening This year's study rankings are very similar to the 2014 results, with a few shifts. The queue-jumper, who rush...