rattle

  • 81rattle-headed — a. Giddy, talkative, wild, unsteady, rattle pated, rattle brained …

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  • 82rattle around — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms rattle around : present tense I/you/we/they rattle around he/she/it rattles around present participle rattling around past tense rattled around past participle rattled around to live or work in a… …

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  • 83rattle off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rattle off : present tense I/you/we/they rattle off he/she/it rattles off present participle rattling off past tense rattled off past participle rattled off to say something quickly, especially something that… …

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  • 84rattle out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rattle out : present tense I/you/we/they rattle out he/she/it rattles out present participle rattling out past tense rattled out past participle rattled out British to produce a series of quick loud noises or… …

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  • 85rattle-trap — n. a rattly (old) car; any rattly vehicle. □ I hear Ted’s rattle trap in the driveway. □ I bought a rattle trap for $400 …

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  • 86rattle off — or[reel off] {v.} To say quickly without having to stop to think; recite easily and rapidly. * /When Roger was seven he could rattle off the names of all the states in alphabetical order./ * /Joan memorized the Gettysburg Address so well that she …

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  • 87rattle off — or[reel off] {v.} To say quickly without having to stop to think; recite easily and rapidly. * /When Roger was seven he could rattle off the names of all the states in alphabetical order./ * /Joan memorized the Gettysburg Address so well that she …

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  • 88rattle someone's cage — verb to demand attention; to nag, nudge, or remind Nobody has corrected the problem yet, so its time to rattle their cage …

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  • 89rattle your dags — I Australian Slang 1. get a move on; 2. hurry up! II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) hurry up; get a move on. And from Jeff Law...The expression Rattle your dags reputedly refers to a somewhat mucky sheep rattling it s dags (dried excretia hanging from… …

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  • 90rattle your dags — hurry up; get a move on. And from Jeff Law...The expression Rattle your dags reputedly refers to a somewhat mucky sheep rattling it s dags (dried excretia hanging from the wool) when running! …

    Kiwi (New Zealand slang)