Idioms starting with R

Each card gives the idiom's meaning and one example of it in use. Open one for the Vietnamese expression that comes closest.

8 idioms

Rain cats and dogs
Nature, Animals and Food
To rain very heavily.
Example: We could not leave the house — it was raining cats and dogs.
Read between the lines
Communication and Mind
To understand the meaning that is implied but not stated.
Example: Read between the lines and you will see they are worried.
Right off the bat
Time and Life
Immediately, from the very start.
Example: Right off the bat she asked the hardest question.
Rob the cradle
People and Relationships
To have a romantic relationship with someone much younger than yourself.
Example: His friends teased him for robbing the cradle when he started dating a woman twenty years younger.
Rome wasn't built in a day
Time and Life
Important work takes time, so be patient.
Example: Your accent is improving — Rome wasn't built in a day.
Rub salt in the wound
People and Relationships
To make someone's pain or embarrassment worse.
Example: Mentioning the score rubbed salt in the wound.
Run before you can walk
Success and Failure
To attempt something advanced before mastering the basics.
Example: He wanted to write a novel before finishing a short story — running before he could walk.
Run in the family
People and Relationships
To be a characteristic shared by many family members.
Example: A head for numbers runs in the family.