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lost one's rag

lost one's rag is the simple past and past participle 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 lost one's rag

What is lost one's rag the simple past and past participle of?
Lost one's rag is the simple past and past participle of lose one's rag.

Words near lost one's rag in the dictionary

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

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