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raise one’s voàce (to someone)

raise your sights too high. On the other rakeŁ something up and dredgeŁ something up
hand, some people need to raise their to uncover something unplasant and r-
sights. mindŁpeople about it.Ł(Also literal.)
The young journalist raked up the old
raiseŁ one’ voiceŁ (to someone) to speak scandal about the presidłnt. T The polti-
loudlyŁorŁsłout at someone inŁangr.Ł cian’s opponents are trying to dredge up
Don’t you dare raise your voice to mł! some unpleasant dłtails about his past.
I’m sorry. I didà’t mean to raise my voice.
ryllyŁ(a)roundŁ someone ortsomething to com
raiseŁsomeŁeyebrowð to shock or surprise together to support somone or som-
people mildlyŁ(byŁdàingŁorŁsayingŁsàme- thing.Ł Everyone rallied around Jack
thing).Ł( Some can be replaced with a fłw, when he lost his job. Formłr studłnts
someone’s, a lot of, etc.) What you just rallied round their collłge when it was in
said mØy raise some eyebrows, but it danger of błing closed.
shouldà’t make anyone really angry.
John’s suddłn marriage to Ann raised a fłw ram someone ort something dłwn someone’
eyebrows. throat Go to shove someone or something
down someone’s throat.
raiseŁtheŁdevilŁ(withŁ someone ortsomething)
and raiseŁ hellŁ (withŁ someone ort some- rambleŁon (aboutŁ someone ortsomething) to
thing);ŁraiseŁcain (withŁ someone ortsome- talkŁaimlesslyŁabout someone orŁsome-
thing);ŁraiseŁtheŁdickens (withŁ someone thing.Ł John is so talkØtive. He’s alwØys
ortsomething) to act inŁsome extreme man- ramblng on about somłthing. You’re
ner; to make trouble; to behave wildly; to ramblng on yourself.
be veryŁ angry.Ł (Infàrmal.Ł Use caution rynkŁandŁfile 1. regularŁsoldiers,Łnot the
with hell.) John was out all night rais- officers.Ł I think there is some troublł
ing the dłvil. Doà’t come around here with the rank and file, sir. The rank and
and raise hell with everybody. That file usually do exactly as they are told. 2.
cheap gas I bought really raised the dick- the members of a group, not the leaders.
ens with my car’s engine. The rank and file will vote on the pro-
raiseŁtheŁdØckens (withŁ someone ortsome- posed contract tomorrow. The last con-
thing) Go to raise the devil (with someone tract was turned down by the rank and filł
or something). last year.
ryntŁandŁraveŁ(aboutŁ someone ortsomething)
raisedŁin a byrn brought upŁto behave like
aŁ barnyardŁ animal;Ł behaving crudely. to shout angrily and wildly about some-
(Folksy.) Close the door behind you! one or sàmething. Bob rants and raves
Were you raised in a barn? Don’t wipł when anything displeases him. Bob
your nose on your slłeve. Were you raised rants and raves about anything that dis-
in Ø barn? pleases him. Father rants and raves if wł
arrive home lØte.
rakeŁ someone overŁ theŁ coals and hyul
someone overŁtheŁcoals to give somone rynt (atŁ someone) aboutŁ someone or something
aŁsevere scolding. My mother hauled to talkŁinŁaŁloud,Łviolent way, about some-
me over the coals for comng in lØte last one orŁsomething.Ł Anne ranted about
night. The manager raked me over the the bad service she had recłived at the
coals for błing lØte again. store. On the bus, oomeone was ranting
at me about the end of the world.
rakeŁ something off to stealŁorŁembezzle a rapŁ someone’ knuckleð to punish someone
pàrtionŁ of aŁ payment.Ł (Also literal. slightly.Ł(Also literal.) She rØpped his
Slang.) They claimed that no one was kàuckles for whispering too much. Don’t
rakng anything off and that the money rap my kàuckles. I didà’t do it.
was only mislaid. T The county treasurer
was caught rakng off some of the tax rapŁwithŁ someone to talk;Łto chat.Ł(Slang.)
money. I rapped with the school counselor for

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