red hot peppers —(also: Chili peppers) a pungent red pod of the genus Capsicum: Add the juice of 1⁄2 lemon, salt and a good pinch of dried red hot peppers. red hots—(U.S.) 1. a type of small candy with a powerful cinnamon flavor: Red Hots are perhaps the best known type of spicy candy. 2. […]
Category: Confusing Phrases
Difference between Red-foot and Red-leg
red-foot—hatchet-bill (an American bird): Small and longwinged, the male red-foot was indeed handsome. red-leg— 1. (U.S.) an artilleryman: Artillerymen are known as “red legs” due to the red stripes traditionally worn on the trousers of their dress uniforms. 2. a red-legged partridge or a redshank: The red-legged partridge is not a native of this country. […]
Difference between Red fever and Red light fever
red fever— 1. an infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, transmitted by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis): Sick with red fever, John Lodi and his children do not catch up to Lafayette in Indian Territory until six months later. 2. (U.S., euph.) a sympathy to Communism, especially in the 1950s: He went underground and became […]
Difference between the Red Cross and Red cross
Red Cross, the—an international organization bringing relief to victims of war or natural disaster: The Red Cross woman brought me khaki trousers, skivvy shirt and a left shoe. red cross—the emblem of an ambulance service: A Daimler scout car, flying a red cross, was moving and halting … collecting wounded.
Difference between Red cap and Red hat
red cap— 1. (UK) a military policeman: She used to take me to nightclubs tucked away which no officers or redcaps knew about. 2. (coll.) a railway porter: Why don’t you get a red cap to help you carry your bags. 3. the European goldfinch: Many birds seem to have particular names in these parts. […]
Difference between Red as a beetroot and Red as cherries
red as a beetroot— 1. red in the face from feeling ashamed: If his friends talked about girls, he went as red as a beetroot. 2. sunburnt: After a day shooting around Sydney, they are as red as a beetroot! But if it was only the harsh sun that they had to counter, life would […]
Difference between Reckon of something and Reckon on something
reckon of something—be of the opinion concerning smth.: What do you reckon of the Joneses’ new house? reckon on something—depend on smth.; count on smth.: The proprietors of the Casino reckon on human foolishness and greed.
Difference between Receiving room and Reception room
receiving room— 1. a place for the reception of things: The malt receiving room contains two malt grids with strong wire screens at the bottom. 2. a room to which visitors are admitted: The patient walks into the receiving room of the hospital for a diagnosis. reception room— = receiving room 2: He entered the […]
Difference between Receiving order and Reception order
receiving order —(legal) an order from a court which protects the debtor’s property and prevents creditors from suing him without the permission of the court: On 23 May 1983 a receiving order was made, and on 11 November 1983 Mr. Dennis was adjudicated bankrupt. reception order —(legal) the official order required for detention of a […]
Difference between Receive a reward and Receive an award
receive a reward—receive smth. such as money in recompense or for some special service: He was captured in Pakistan and is now in jail. The informant received a reward for sharing this knowledge. receive an award—receive a prize, medal, etc. for outstanding performance or quality: Hoare received the award in 1980 for his contributions to […]
Difference between Reasonable to someone and Reasonable with someone
reasonable to someone—said of smth. appearing moderate or sensible to a person: The last session of Congress worked long and hard on this issue and their compromise seems to be reasonable to me. reasonable with someone—said of smb. trying to persuade a person in a judicious, way: I try to be very reasonable with him; […]
Difference between Real men and Real people
real men— 1. said of actually existing men: How ungraspable is the fact that real men ever did fight in real armor. 2. men possessing the essential qualities expected of a male person: He was a real man, a real general man, he drove fast cars and flew an aeroplane as well as being a […]