{"id":3755,"date":"2022-05-28T10:22:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T10:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Phrasal verbs start with 'R' (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-r\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With R<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like Race off, Rack off, Rack out, Rack up, Rain off, and "},"modified":"2022-05-28T10:23:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T10:23:19","slug":"phrasal-verbs-starting-with-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-r\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal Verbs Starting With R"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-1982754997\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><br>Phrasal verbs start with &#8216;R&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-r\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With R<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like Race off, Rack off, Rack out, Rack up, Rain off, and more.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phrasal Verbs Starting With R<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Race off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Hurry away, leave somewhere quickly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>They Raced off when the police arrived.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rack off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Used to tell someone to go away because they&#8217;re annoying you<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Take your roof rack off your car when you aren&#8217;t using it, for more savings.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rack out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Sleep, take a nap<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I&#8217;m tired- I&#8217;m going to rack out.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rack up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Acquire a lot of something<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>A legal background can help you rack up bonus points in your job search.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rack up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Damage<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Now your phone can help you rack up savings all over town!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rain down on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Fall in large numbers<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Bombs and poison gas would rain down on undefended cities.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rain off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>She held an old piece of cloth over them both to keep the rain off.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rain out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>This coat was supposed to keep rain out, but water has soaked through.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Ramble on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Talk at length without getting to the point<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The old woman rambled on about her misfortunes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Ramp up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Increase amount, price, speed or power of something<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The company announced plans to ramp up production to 10,000 units per month.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rap out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Say something firmly and loudly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>He used to rap out messages on the wall when he was in prison.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rat on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Inform authorities about someone&#8217;s wrongdoings<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>She has a rat on top of the living room door on Christmas Day, for example, and it will last her two days.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rat out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Inform the authorities about someone<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>She was delighted that I was not hurt, and threw the dead rat out of the window.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rat through<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Look for something hurriedly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I Ratted through the papers on my desk but couldn&#8217;t find the letter.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Ratchet up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Increase<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The debate should ratchet up awareness of the problem among members of the general public.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rattle off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Quote figures rapidly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>It is no use teaching the pupils to rattle off the ancient poems which they do not understand at all.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reach out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Stretch your arm to get something<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The government needs to reach out to those on the margins of society.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reach out for<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Try to achieve something difficult<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>They reach out for some of the techniques as a panacea for ills that run far deeper.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reach out to<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Ask for help<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The government needs to reach out to those on the margins of society.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Read off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Read a list aloud for someone to write down<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Read off the figures to me, and I&#8217;ll see if they are correct.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Read out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Read aloud rather than silently<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The announcer read out the names of the players before the game began.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Read up on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Research<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>It&#8217;s a good idea to read up on a company before going for an interview.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reason out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Come to a conclusion or solution after some thought<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The workers have reasoned out that the real power is in their own hands.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reckon on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>The minimum expected<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Forget the present, Holly, reckon on the future.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reel in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to land<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The programme reels in more than 13 million viewers a show.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reel in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Attract people, especially customers, to get them to do what you want them to<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>It was like a rerun of the reel in which my father was edited out.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reel off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Quote statistics or facts rapidly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>He could reel off the dates of the kings of England.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Reel out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Unwind<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The firemen reeled out the hoses from their fire engine.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rein in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Control someone or something to stop them causing more trouble<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>If he values your work, he may rein in his abusiveness.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rent out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Let, grant a service or allow usage for a fee<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>She decided to rent out a room to get extra income.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Ride off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Go away on a bike, horse, etc<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>They often ride off on minor issues in an important meeting.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Ride on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Depend on<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The success will ride on our determination.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Ride out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Survive a difficult time<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Many companies did not manage to ride out the recession.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Ride up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Move higher on the body (of clothes)<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>It was a long train ride up to our prep school in Boston, and there were guys on that train.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rip into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Criticise<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>This famous politician often ripped into his opponents in the newspaper.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rip off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Charge excessively or obtain money unfairly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>They went so far as to rip off banks in broad daylight.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rip on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Criticise or insult<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The media are ripping on the government.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rise above<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Not be affected by something negative like bad luck, criticism, etc.<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Temperatures rarely rise above zero in winter.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rise to<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Respond positively or well to a difficult or challenging situation<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>International support has given rise to a new optimism in the company.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rise up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Revolt<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>A woman called on the population to rise up against the government.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rock up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Arrive<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>This machine crushes the rock up so that it can be used for road building.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Romp in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Win easily<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I remember an athletic romp in his hayloft with my brother and some of the cousins.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Romp through<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Do something easily or quickly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The film, the last to be supervised by Walt Disney, is a colourful romp through Rudyard Kipling&#8217;s Mowgli stories.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Room in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> To keep a mother and baby together after the birth<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>There&#8217;s room in the cellar to store unused furniture and what have you.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rope in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Get somebody to help<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>She was found hanged by a rope in the garage of their home.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rope into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Get someone to help or become involved, usually when they don&#8217;t want to<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Slowly and carefully he made the thick, pliable rope into a noose.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rope off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Extend ropes or barriers across or around an area<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>We spooled the rope off the drum, and put it down the hill.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rough out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Make a draft or sketch of something without much detail<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>His daily work is to rough out the lenses for cameras.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rough up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Assault<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>If you rough up the surface bit, the paint will stick better.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Row back<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Retreat from a position<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The government was forced to row back on an austerity plan that would have involved wage cuts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rule out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Exclude a possibility<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Rule out neatly any words which you don&#8217;t wish the examiner to read.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Rustle up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Make something quickly without much preparation<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>He promised to rustle up some young actors in a few days.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" 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