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red rags to a bull

red rags to a bull is the plural of red rag to a bull.

Meaning of red rag to a bull

Noun

red rag to a bull (plural red rags to a bull)

  1. Something that will enrage another particular person.
    • Simply mentioning the word "nationalism" to him is like a red rag to a bull.

Questions about red rags to a bull

What is red rags to a bull the plural of?
Red rags to a bull is the plural of red rag to a bull.

Words near red rags to a bull in the dictionary

  1. Red Queen hypothesis
  2. Red Queen's hypothesis
  3. red rag
  4. red rag to a bull
  5. red rags
  6. red rags to a bull
  7. red rags to bulls
  8. red rail
  9. red rails
  10. Red Range
  11. red raspberries

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