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losing one's rag

losing one's rag is the present participle and gerund 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 losing one's rag

What is losing one's rag the present participle and gerund of?
Losing one's rag is the present participle and gerund of lose one's rag.

Words near losing one's rag in the dictionary

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

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