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(^170) Spoken English "
were smuggling alcohol from France.
Rattle off = quote figures rapidly
Example: She rattled offload of statistics which nobody could un-
derstand.
Read off = read a list aloud for sfJ'l'fle(}ne to write down
Example: I read off the figures and she wrote them down in her
notebook.
Read out = read aloud rather than silently
Example: The teacher read out the names of the students who'd
passed.
Reckon on = the minimum expected
Example: Jeff says we can reckon on there being at least fifty people
there tonight.
Ring back = return a phone call
Example: I phoned and left a message this morning but she still
hasn't called me back.
Ring off = finish a phone conversation
Example: Dave rang off guiltily when he saw his boss coming.
Ring up = telephone
Example: Helen rang up earlier.
Rip off = charge excessively or obtain money unfairly
Example: Tourists get ripped off a lot when they don't speak the
language.
Round off = finish something in a satisfactory manner
Example: Winning the FA Cup rounded off a wonderful season for
Arsenal.
Rule out = exclude