like a red flag to a bull

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• red flag to a bull —    To say that a statement or action is like a red flag to a bull means that it is sure to make someone very angry or upset.     Don t mention Tom s promotion to Mike. It would be like a red flag to a bull! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• like waving a red flag in front of a bull — like waving a red flag in front of a ˈbull idiom (US) (BrE a red rag to a ˈbull) something that is likely to make sb very angry Main entry: ↑waveidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• red flag — noun 1. a flag that serves as a warning signal we didn t swim at the beach because the red flag was up • Hypernyms: ↑flag, ↑signal flag, ↑alarm, ↑alert, ↑warning signal, ↑alarum 2. the emblem of socialist revolution …   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

• red — red1 W1S1 [red] adj comparative redder superlative reddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(colour)¦ 2¦(hair)¦ 3¦(face)¦ 4¦(wine)¦ 5 like a red rag to a bull 6 roll out the red carpet/give somebody the red carpet treatment 7 not one red cent …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flag — flag1 flagger, n. flagless, adj. /flag/, n., v., flagged, flagging. n. 1. a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as …   Universalium

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• Gerald Bull — Gerald Vincent Bull (March 9, 1928 March 22, 1990) was a Canadian engineer who developed long range artillery. He moved from project to project in his quest to economically launch a satellite using a huge artillery piece. To this end he designed… …   Wikipedia