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English Idioms :: riot
riochet.html - See: READ THE RIOT ACT, RUN RIOT.
Traditional English :: riot
riochet.html - n. & v.
--n.
    1 a a disturbance of the peace by a crowd; an occurrence of public disorder. b (attrib.) involved in suppressing riots (riot police; riot shield).
    2 uncontrolled revelry; noisy behaviour.
    3 (foll. by of) a lavish display or enjoyment (a riot of emotion; a riot of colour and sound).
    4 colloq. a very amusing thing or person.
--v.
    intr.
    1 make or engage in a riot.
    2 live wantonly; revel.
    read the Riot Act put a firm stop to insubordination etc.; give a severe warning (from the name of a former act partly read out to disperse rioters). run riot 1 throw off all restraint.
    2 (of plants) grow or spread uncontrolled.
    rioter n. riotless adj. [ME f. OF riote, rioter, rihoter, of unkn. orig.]
Traditional English :: riotous
riochet.html - adj.
1 marked by or involving rioting.
2 characterized by wanton conduct.
3 wildly profuse.
    riotously adv. riotousness n. [ME f. OF (as RIOT)]
English Idioms :: rib
riochet.html - See: STICK TO ONE'S RIBS or STICK TO THE RIBS.
English Idioms :: rich
riochet.html - See: STRIKE IT RICH.
English Idioms :: rid of
riochet.html - Free of; away from; without the care or trouble. * /The puppy is finally rid of worms./ * /If I could be rid of the children for the day, I would go./ * /I wish you'd get rid of that cat!/ Compare: DO AWAY WITH, THROW AWAY(1), THROW OFF(1).
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