Idioms

ruin of (someone or something)
the cause of someone's destruction or failure
I think that the poor business skills of my uncle will be the ruin of him.

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  • rule out (someone or something) or rule (someone or something) out
  • rule the roost
  • rump session
  • run (someone) in or run in (someone)
  • run (someone) out or run out (someone)
  • run (something) by (someone) again
  • run (something) into the ground
  • run a fever/temperature
  • run a risk of (something)
  • run a tight ship
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  • come full circle
  • live down (something)
  • come up smelling like roses
  • cook the books
  • feel like going (somewhere)
  • screw around
  • Katie bar the door
  • nose (someone) out or nose out (someone)
  • wash (someone's) dirty linen in public
  • in great demand


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