the rag trade
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The Rag Trade — is a British television sitcom transmitted by the BBC between 1961 and 1963.The scripts were written by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, who later wrote Wild, Wild Women , which was a period variation of The Rag Trade .The actions centred around… … Wikipedia
the rag trade — UK US noun [S] INFORMAL COMMERCE ► the business of making and selling clothes: »He finally got started in the rag trade, peddling clothes out of a hand cart … Financial and business terms
(the) rag trade — the rag trade UK US noun very informal the clothing industry Thesaurus: specific industries in the dictionaryhyponym fashion industryhyponym … Useful english dictionary
the rag trade — UK / US noun very informal the clothing industry … English dictionary
rag trade — n the rag trade BrE informal the business of making and selling clothes, especially women s clothes = the fashion industry … Dictionary of contemporary English
rag trade — noun makers and sellers of fashionable clothing • Syn: ↑apparel industry, ↑garment industry, ↑fashion industry, ↑fashion business • Hypernyms: ↑industry * * * rag trader. Sla … Useful english dictionary
rag trade — N SING: the N The rag trade is the business and industry of making and selling clothes, especially women s clothes. The rag trade is extremely competitive, and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive … English dictionary
rag trade — {n. phr.} The clothing industry. * /My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rag trade — {n. phr.} The clothing industry. * /My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rag\ trade — n. phr. the clothing industry. My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses … Словарь американских идиом
