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from rag to riches

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  • from rags to riches — from being poor to being wealthy : from a state of having very little money to a state of having a lot of money She went from rags to riches overnight. • • • Main Entry: ↑rag from rags to riches see ↑rag, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • rag — rag1 [ræg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cloth)¦ 2¦(newspaper)¦ 3 in rags 4 from rags to riches 5¦(music)¦ 6¦(students event)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4,6; Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: rögg rough hairiness ] [Sense: 5; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rag — rag1 /rag/, n. 1. a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn. 2. rags, ragged or tattered clothing: The tramp was dressed in rags. 3. any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly or self deprecatingly, esp. a dress: It s just an… …   Universalium

  • rag — rag1 [ ræg ] noun * 1. ) count a piece of old cloth used for cleaning or wiping something: an oily rag 2. ) rags plural clothes that are old, torn, and dirty: in rags (=wearing rags): The little girl was dressed in rags. 3. ) count INFORMAL a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rag — I. /ræg / (say rag) noun 1. a comparatively worthless fragment of cloth, especially one resulting from tearing or wear. 2. (plural) ragged or tattered clothing. 3. a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything. 4. Colloquial an article of cloth …  

  • rag — 1 noun 1 CLOTH (C, U) a small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things: Can I use this piece of rag for the car? | an oily old rag 2 in rags wearing old torn clothes: an old beggar dressed in rags 3 go from rags to riches to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • rag — {{11}}rag (n.) early 14c., probably from O.N. rogg shaggy tuft, earlier raggw , or possibly from O.Dan. rag (see RUG (Cf. rug)), or a back formation from ragged (c.1300), which is from O.N. raggaðr shaggy, via O.E. raggig rag like. It also may… …   Etymology dictionary

  • rag — 1. n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which cloth etc. is reduced by wear and tear. 2 (in pl.) old or worn clothes. 3 (collect.) scraps of cloth used as material for paper, stuffing, etc. 4… …   Useful english dictionary

  • NUSSU Rag and Flag — is an annual charity project featured prominently in the National University of Singapore Students Union (NUSSU) Freshmen Orientation Programme. The project comprises two separate but related events: students taking to the streets asking the… …   Wikipedia

  • rags to riches — phrase used for describing a situation in which someone who has been very poor becomes very rich Almost overnight, she went from rags to riches. Thesaurus: changing social or professional statushyponym from an upper class familysynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • rags-to-riches — rags to richˈes adjective (of a story, etc) describing a person s progression from poverty to wealth • • • Main Entry: ↑rag * * * rags to riches UK US adjective mainly journalism used for describing a situation in which someone who has been very… …   Useful english dictionary

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