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.
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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think inside the box
stand to reason
let (someone) down easy
fish for a compliment
upshot of (something)
watch one's step
as usual
a hold-out
a mix-up
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Fact
The word Checkmate in chess comes from the Persian phrase Shah Mat, which means the king (shah) is dead (mat).
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