Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (177 page)

The
rest is history
.
Everyone knows the rest of the story that I am telling.
B
ILL
: Then they arrested all the officers of the corporation, and the rest is history. S
UE
: Can't trust anybody these days
.
B
OB
: Hey, what happened between you and Sue? B
ILL
: Finally we realized that we could never get along, and the rest is history.

Right
.
Correct.; What you said is right.
J
ANE
: It's really hot today. J
OHN
: Right. J
ANE
: Keeping cool? J
OHN
: No way
.
S
ALLY
: Let's go over to Fred's room and cheer him up. S
UE
: Right.

right away
AND
right now
immediately.
J
OHN
: Take this over to Sue. B
ILL
: Right away
.
J
OHN
: How soon can you do this? S
UE
: Right now.

Right back at you
.
Go to (The) same to you.

right now
.
Go to right away.

(right) off the top of
one's
head
without giving it too much thought or without the necessary knowledge.
M
ARY
: How much do you think this car would be worth on a trade? F
RED
: Well, right off the top of my head, I'd say about a thousand
.
T
OM
: What time does the morning train come in? B
ILL
: Off the top of my head, I don't know.

Righto
.
Yes.; I will comply.
F
RED
: Can you handle this project for me today? S
UE
: Righto
.
J
OHN
: Is that you, Tom? T
OM
: Righto. What do you want?

ring a bell (with
someone) to cause someone to remember something; to awaken a memory in someone.
H
ANNA
: I don't seem to recall the name of the gentleman standing near the punch bowl. Is he one of your guests? D
ON
: Well, his face rings a bell, but I really don't have any idea who he is
.
Let's see. Cosmology. It rings a bell but I'm not sure what it is. Does it have anything to do with makeup?