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riches to rags

riches to rags noun: from exceptional wealth to poverty.

Noun

riches to rags

  1. (attributive, uncommon) From exceptional wealth to poverty.
  2. (attributive, uncommon) Of a person, whose situation drastically changes from fortunate to unfortunate.
    Antonyms:
    rags to riches

Antonyms of riches to rags

Forms of riches to rags

alternative formriches-to-rags

Origin of riches to rags

By reverse analogy with rags to riches.

Questions about riches to rags

What does riches to rags mean?
Riches to rags means from exceptional wealth to poverty.
What part of speech is riches to rags?
Riches to rags is a noun.

Words near riches to rags in the dictionary

  1. Richersons
  2. Richert
  3. Richerts
  4. richery
  5. riches
  6. riches to rags
  7. riches-to-rags
  8. Richeson
  9. Richesons
  10. richesse
  11. richesses

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