RED RAG Definition & Meaning

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red rag

noun

something that arouses anger; a provocation; red flag:
A mere mention of the incident is a red rag to him.

red rag

noun

a provocation; something that infuriates

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of red rag¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of red rag¹

so called because red objects supposedly infuriate bulls

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"That was a red rag to a bull" she explains.

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Barely a week after a 6-0 humbling at Chelsea they were a team transformed, the sight of Liverpool like a red rag to a bull.

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"What was being said was a red rag to a bull for the far right and others. But what concerned me the most was if you're an innocent listener of this. Because it's a secret undercover recording, in inverted commas, because it sounds like me, because of the timing and the context."

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“Azov was like a red rag for them,” he said.

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Thomas Moore, senior investment director at Abrdn, told BBC 5Live Mr Pill's words "need to accept" was a "red rag to the bull".

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