that's like a red rag to a bull

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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

• like a red rag to a bull — in a manner that attracts, causing uncontrollable attraction …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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

• 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

• 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

• bull — 1 noun (C) 1 MALE COW an adult male animal of the cattle family: A mean looking bull was standing in the path. 2 MALE ANIMAL the male of some other large animals such as the elephant or whale 3 take the bull by the horns to bravely or confidently …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bull — bull1 [bul] n ↑hoof, ↑horn ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(male cow)¦ 2¦(male animal)¦ 3 take the bull by the horns 4¦(nonsense)¦ 5 like a bull in a china shop 6 like a bull at a gate 7¦(religion)¦ 8¦(centre)¦ 9¦(busine …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• red — [[t]re̱d[/t]] ♦ reds, redder, reddest 1) COLOUR Something that is red is the colour of blood or fire. ...a bunch of red roses... She had small hands with nails painted bright red. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone s face is red, you mean that …   English dictionary