Collocations for "rags"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rags" in context.
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rag
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [moist, damp, soaked, wet] rag
- a [piece, strip, length] of rag
- [old, ripped, smelly] rags
- [wipe, dust, clean] with a rag
- [soak, wet] the rag in [cold, warm] water
- use an old [T-shirt, washcloth] as a rag
- turn old [T-shirts] into rags
- wiped her hands on a rag
- went to [fetch, grab, get] a rag
- slang: went from rags to riches
- slang: dressed in rags
- slang: only has rags to wear
- slang: [writes, works] for a local rag
- UK, slang: lost her rag when she [heard, found out]
- rag the [wall, surface, door] (with paint)
- the paint was ragged on the [wall]
- ragging on him about his [voice, haircut, clothes, shoes]
- stop ragging on me
- [they, his friends] ragged him (about)
- a rag [quilt, cushion, pattern]
- play with a rag doll
- UK: student rag week
- playing rag music
'rags' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):