that is like a red rag to him

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• red rag to a bull — noun Something that will enrage another particular person. Simply mentioning the word nationalism to him is like a red rag to a bull …   Wiktionary

• 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

• 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

• rag — [[t]ræ̱g[/t]] rags, ragging, ragged 1) N VAR A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag. ...a bundle of old rags... It looked like a piece of rag. 2) N PLURAL Rags are old torn… …   English dictionary

• red — 1 /red/ adjective redder, reddest 1 COLOUR having the colour of blood or fire: We painted the door bright red. | a beautiful red rose 2 HAIR hair that is red has an orange brown colour 3 SKIN skin that is red is a bright pink colour, usually only …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Rag Doll (comics) — Superherobox caption= character name=Rag Doll real name=Peter Merkel publisher=DC Comics debut= Flash Comics # 36 (Dec 1942) creators=Gardner Fox alliances=Injustice Society Secret Society of Super Villains aliases= powers=Contortionist,… …   Wikipedia

• Red Foley — For the sportswriter, see Red Foley (sportswriter). Red Foley Top Talent publicity photo c. 1955 Background information Birth name Clyde Julian Foley …   Wikipedia

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) — Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Promotional advertisement for the original NBC airing Distributed by Classic Media …   Wikipedia

• Maple Leaf Rag — First edition cover of Maple Leaf Rag . The Maple Leaf Rag (copyright registered 18 September 1899)[1] is an early ragtime musical composition for piano composed by Scott Joplin. It was one of Joplin s early works, and is one of th …   Wikipedia

• bull — [[t]b ʊl[/t]] bulls 1) N COUNT A bull is a male animal of the cow family. 2) N COUNT Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls. Suddenly a massive bull elephant with huge tusks charged us. 3) N COUNT On the stock… …   English dictionary