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loses one's rag

loses one's rag is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's rag.

Meaning of lose one's rag

Verb

lose one's rag (third-person singular simple present loses one's rag, present participle losing one's rag, simple past and past participle lost one's rag)

  1. (UK, slang) To become angry.
    • […] he could not have said wherefore. “She was dressed as a bride if you must know,” he said. “But I don’t know what you’ve got to lose your rag about. She’s nothing to you.”1928, Ethel May Dell, The Gate Marked "Private", G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 248

Questions about loses one's rag

What is loses one's rag the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loses one's rag is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's rag.

Words near loses one's rag in the dictionary

  1. loses one's heart
  2. loses one's life
  3. loses one's marbles
  4. loses one's mind
  5. loses one's nerve
  6. loses one's rag
  7. loses one's shirt
  8. loses one's shit
  9. loses one's temper
  10. loses one's tongue
  11. loses one's touch

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