LIKE A RED RAG TO A BULL

Meaning of LIKE A RED RAG TO A BULL in English

in a manner that attracts, causing uncontrollable attraction

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LIKE A RED RAG TO A BULL — see rag
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE A RED RAG TO A BULL — see rag
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great …
Английский словарь Британика
BULL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bull market Bull Moose Party bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer …
Английский словарь Британика
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( redder ; reddest ) Etymology: Middle English read, reed, red, from Old English rēad; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAG — I. ˈrag, ˈraa(ə)g, ˈraig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ragge, from (assumed) Old English ragg (whence Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old English bulluc young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — (v. t.) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull …
Английский словарь Webster
BULL — ( v. t. ) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — red 1 — redly , adv. /red/ , n. adj., redder, reddest . n. 1. any of various colors resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAG — rag 1 /rag/ , n. 1. a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn. 2. rags …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — bull 1 — bull-like , adj. /bool/ , n. 1. the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — adj. big and strong like a bull; male; of or pertaining a bull, that resembles a bull; having to do …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( red·der ; red·dest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAG — I. ˈrag noun Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English * ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg tuft, shagginess Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l, ˈbəl noun Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli bull Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED — noun a red pigment. 2. red ·- ·impf & ·p.p. of read. 3. red ·adj the menses. 4. red ·noun …
Webster English vocab
RAG — noun a ragged edge. 2. rag ·vi to become tattered. 3. rag ·noun a sail, or any piece of canvas. …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
BULL — vi a seal. ·see bulla. 2. bull ·noun taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. 3. bull …
Webster English vocab
RAG — [rag] n [ME ragge, fr. (assumed) OE ragg, fr. ON rogg tuft, shagginess] (14c) 1 a: a waste piece of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RED — red, Red BrE AmE red ▷ redder ˈred ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reddest ˈred ɪst -əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAG — rag BrE AmE ræɡ ▷ ragged past & past participle ræɡd ▷ ragging ˈræɡɪŋ ▷ rags ræɡz ▶ ˌ rag …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RED — / red; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( red·der , red·dest ) ( informal ) 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAG — / ræg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a piece of old, often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — I. red 1 S1 W1 /red/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative redder , superlative reddest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAG — I. rag 1 /ræɡ/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-4,6: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: rögg 'rough …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAG — n. 1 a large coarse roofing-slate. 2 any of various kinds of hard coarse sedimentary stone that break into thick …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAG — n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BULL — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RED — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAG — n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BULL — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Oxford English vocab
RAG — 1. n.1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
BULL — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — ( reds, redder, reddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAG — ( rags) 1. A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red cell (= the most common type of blood cell ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES from rags to riches (= from being poor to being rich ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BULL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED
Cambridge English vocab
RAG — (AMUSEMENTS) [noun] [C] - a series of amusing events and activities organized by college students once a year to collect …
Cambridge English vocab
RED — n. red blood corpuscle red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great Red Spot …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BULL — n. bull market Bull Moose Party Bull Run Battles of bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer Golden …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAG — Bank notes. Money in general. The cove has no rag; the fellow has no money.RAG A farthing.TO RAG. To abuse, …
Slang English vocab
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Slang English vocab
RAG — n. snot rag tag and rag glad rags
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RED — n. red blooded red handed red hot red letter red light district red neck
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

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