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part brass rags

part brass rags verb: to quarrel; to cease to be on friendly terms.

Verb

part brass rags (third-person singular simple present parts brass rags, present participle parting brass rags, simple past and past participle parted brass rags)

  1. (UK, informal) To quarrel; to cease to be on friendly terms.

Forms of part brass rags

third-person singular presentparts brass rags
present participleparting brass rags
past participleparted brass rags
pastparted brass rags

Origin of part brass rags

An allusion to shipmates ceasing to work together on cleaning duty.

Questions about part brass rags

What does part brass rags mean?
Part brass rags means to quarrel; to cease to be on friendly terms.
What part of speech is part brass rags?
Part brass rags is a verb.
What is the past tense of part brass rags?
The past tense of part brass rags is parted brass rags.

Words near part brass rags in the dictionary

  1. parsonsite
  2. part
  3. Part A state
  4. part and parcel
  5. Part B state
  6. part brass rags
  7. Part C state
  8. part company
  9. part exchange
  10. part exchanged
  11. part exchanges

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