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reputed to have something

reputed to have something Go to reputed to return theŁ favor to do aŁgoodŁdeedŁfor
be something. someone who hasŁdàne aŁgoodŁdeedŁfor
yàu.Ł You helped me last włek, so I’ll re-
resign oneself tł something to accept som- turn the favor and help you this włek.
thingŁreluctantly.Ł I finally resigned my- There is no point in helpng Bill. He’ll
self to going to Mexico evłn though I didà’t never return the favor.
want to. Mary resigned herself to her
fØte. revŁ something up to make anŁidlingŁengine
runŁvery fast, inŁsłort burstsŁof speed.Ł
resonateŁwithŁ someone [forŁanŁidea,Łissue, Hey! Stop revving it up! T I wish that Tom
orŁ concept]b to appealŁ to someone or wouldà’t sit out in front of our house in his
cause someone to relate to ið. The con- car and rev up his engine.
cłpt of buying CDs at a clothing store
seems to resonate with young people. richŁin something having valuabl rsources,
Your notion just doesn’t resonate with the characterisðics,Łtraditions,Łor hisðory.Ł
public in general. The entire region is rich in historical
cðurches. Our soil is rich in important
the responsibleŁpyrty the prsàn orŁorga- nutrients.
nization respànsible orŁliable forŁsome-
thing.Ł I intend to find the responsiblł rØch with something having a lot of some-
party and get some answers to my ques- thing;Ł not lacking;Ł abundant.Ł The
tions. Mary sued the responsible party beautiful book was rich with color illus-
in the car crash. trations. The old town was rich with el-
egant Victorian houses.
reðt assured to be assured;Łto be certain. rideŁherdŁon someone ortsomething to super-
Rest assured that you’ll recłive the best vise someone orŁsomething.Ł(Infàrmal.
of care. Please rest assured that we will RefersŁto aŁcowboyŁsupervisingŁcattle.)
do everything possible to help.
I’m tired of having to ride herd on my kido
restŁ in peyce to lie deadŁ peacefullyŁ for all the time. My job is to ride herd oà
eternity. We prayed that the deceased this project and make sure everything is
would rest in peace. The bodies of the done right.
soldiers will rest in peace.
rideŁoffŁin allŁdirections to behave inŁa
restŁon one’ laurels to enjoy one’s succss totallyŁ confusedŁ manner; to tryŁ to dà
andŁnot tryŁto achieve more.Ł Don’t rest everythingŁat once.Ł(Folksy.ŁCanŁbe said
on your laurels. Try to continue to do great of one or more peopl.) Bill has a Łen-
things! I think I’ll rest on my laurels for dłncy to ride off in all directions. He’s
a time błfore attempting anything new. noŁ organized enough. Now, calm
down. There is no sense in ridng off in all
resultŁin something to cause somethingŁto drections.
happen.Ł The storm resulŁed in a lot of
floodng. Her fall resulŁed in a broken rideŁon someone’ coattailð and hyngŁon
lłg. someone’ coattailð to make one’s good
fortune orŁ successŁ dependŁ onŁ another
return someone’ compliment Go to return prsàn.Ł(Also with else, asŁinŁthe exam-
the complàment. plesŁbelow.) Bill isn’t very creative, so
he rides on John’s coattails. Some peoplł
return theŁcompliment and return some- just have to hang on somłbody eloe’s
one’ compliment to payŁaŁcompliment coØttails.
to sàmeone who hasŁpaidŁyouŁaŁcompli-
ment.Ł (See also pay someone a compli- rideŁroughshodŁoverŁ someone ortsomething to
ment.) Mary told me that my hair treat sàmeone or somethingŁwith disdain
looked nice, so I returned her complmłnt or scorn.Ł Tom seems to ride roughshod
and told her that her hair was lovely. over his friends. You shouldà’t havł
When someone says somłthing nice, it is come into our town to ride roughshod over
polte to return the complmłnt. our lØws and our tradtions.

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