Raise Cain :



Rack and Ruin :

If something or someone goes to rack and ruin, they are utterly destroyed or wrecked.



Rack Your Brain :

If you rack your brain, you think very hard when trying to remember something or find a solution.



Ragged Blue Line :

This term was used to signify the union forces (who wore blue uniforms) in the American Civil war.



Rags to Riches :

Someone who starts life very poor and becomes rich goes form rags to riches.

Dhiruhai Ambani, the business tycoon, worked very hard and rose from rags to riches.



Rain On Your Parade :

If someone rains on your parade, they ruin your pleasure or your plans.



Raining Cats and Dogs :

When it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining very heavily.

Because it was raining cats and dogs here, I had to postpone my journey to Kolkata.



Rainy Day :

If you save something, especially money, for a rainy day, you save it for some possible problem or trouble in the future.



Raise Cain :

If someone raises cain, they make a big fuss publicly causing a disturbance.



Raise Eyebrows :

If something raises eyebrows, it shocks or surprises people.



Rake Over Old Coals :

If you go back to oil problems and try to bring them back making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals.



Rake Someone over The Coals :

If you rake someone over the coals, you criticize or scold them severely.



Rank and File :

The rank and file are the ordinary members of a company and organization excluding the managers and directors.



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