British & Australian, humorous

an illness that is not serious but passes easily from person to person.

My throat is sore and my head hurts. I think I've caught the dreaded lurgy.

• quote someone chapter and verse
• quote, unquote
• quote unquote
• race against the clock
• race against time
• race against time clock
• rack brain
• rack brains
• rack up
• rack up something
• rack your brain
• rack your brains
• rags-to-riches
• raining cats and dogs
• rain on parade
• rain on someone's parade
• rain or shine
• rainy day fund
• raise a few eyebrows
• raise a stink
• raise Cain
• raised eyebrows
• raise eyebrows
• raise game
• raise hackles