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Rake in: To make a lot of money; ex: "He's really raking it in these days."
Red eye (n.): An overnight flight; ex: "I caught the red eye to Denver."
Ride (n.): Car. ex: "Nice ride!"
Ride shotgun (v.): To ride in the front passenger seat of a car. ex: "I wanna ride shotgun!"
Road rage (n.): The modern phenomenon of angry, aggressive driving, which sometimes leads to arguing, fighting, etc. between drivers.
Rock (v.): To be great. ex: "That rocks!" (That's really great!)
Roll with it (v.): To go with the flow; To accept things as they come.
Rub (someone) the wrong way (v.): To bother someone; To annoy (someone). ex: "There's something about her that rubs me the wrong way."
Rule (v.): To be great/ the best. ex: "That band rules!
(To give someone) the runaround/(To get) the runaround : To deceive someone, usually in the form of evasive excuses. ex: "I wanted to get some concrete answers, but they just gave me the runaround."
Run (something) by (someone) (v.): To tell someone something, usually to get approval, etc. ex: "That's a good idea. I'll run it by my parents and see what they think."