| expression |
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meaning |
| redhead |
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someone with red hair |
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| red hot |
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(1) something that is so hot
that it is glowing;
(2) very popular (slang).
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| red-letter day |
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a holiday (because holidays
are often
shown in red letters
on calendars) |
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| red meat |
|
dark-colored meat such as
beef or mutton.
(Meat which
is light-colored--such as veal,
pork, poultry, and fish--is
called
white meat.) |
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| red tape |
|
excessive, time-consuming
use of rules,
regulations,
complicated procedures,
and
formalities (for example,
government procedures) |
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catch someone
red-handed |
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catch someone while he / she
is committing
a crime |
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give someone
the red-carpet
treatment |
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give someone (especially
a very important visitor)
special
treatment (see roll
out the red carpet) |
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| in the red |
|
losing money; showing
a financial loss |
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paint the
town red |
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indulge in excessive and
extravagant
entertainment
during a short period of time |
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roll out the
red carpet |
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make lavish arrangements
(receptions, formal greetings,
banquets, etc.) for a very
important
visitor. (The red
carpet is a long, narrow red
rug that is
put down for the
visitor to walk on.) |
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| see red |
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become uncontrollably
angry |
