red rag to a bull
Look at other dictionaries:
red rag to a bull — If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross … The small dictionary of idiomes
red rag to a bull — If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Red rag to a bull — If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross … Dictionary of English idioms
a red rag to a bull — (like) a red rag to a bull see red * * * a red rag to a bull see ↑red, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑bull a red rag to a bull see ↑red, 1 • • • … Useful english dictionary
(a) red rag to a bull — a red rag to a bull british phrase something that will make someone very angry Thesaurus: something that is annoyingsynonym Main entry: red * * * a red rag to a ˈbull idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
be like a red rag to a bull — if a statement or an action is like a red rag to a bull, it makes someone very angry. For Claire, the suggestion of a women only committee was like a red rag to a bull … New idioms dictionary
red rag to a bull — Source of exasperation … A concise dictionary of English slang
red rag — noun Etymology: so called from the tradition that a red rag incites a bull to rage : something that incites to anger or vexation the jibe was a red rag goading him to violence … Useful english dictionary
(the) red rag — menstruation Punning perhaps on rag on and the cliché, a red rag to a bull … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
like a red rag to a bull — in a manner that attracts, causing uncontrollable attraction … English contemporary dictionary
