red rag

Noun

Meaning

(figuratively) Something that will enrage another particular person.

(obsolete, slang, derogatory) A person's tongue.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

red light red flag casus belli

Examples

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years. Steve Waugh

Like a red rag to a bull. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

red quebracho Red Queen hypothesis red racerunner red rag to a bull red rags red rail