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If you criticize him, it's like a red rag to a bull— he gets absolutely furious.
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red rag to a bull — If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
red rag to a bull — If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Red rag to a bull — If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross … Dictionary of English idioms
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
be like a red rag to a bull — if a statement or an action is like a red rag to a bull, it makes someone very angry. For Claire, the suggestion of a women only committee was like a red rag to a bull … New idioms dictionary
red rag — noun Etymology: so called from the tradition that a red rag incites a bull to rage : something that incites to anger or vexation the jibe was a red rag goading him to violence … Useful english dictionary
red rag to a bull — Source of exasperation … A concise dictionary of English slang
a red rag to a bull — British something that will make someone very angry … English dictionary
(the) red rag — menstruation Punning perhaps on rag on and the cliché, a red rag to a bull … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
