| 词汇 | a red rag to a bull |
| 释义 | a red rag to a bullA willfully infuriating or aggravating provocation; something that incites great anger or annoyance. An allusion to matadors' practice of waving red flags at a bull during a bullfight, though the color of the flag actually makes no difference to the animal. John's gone to gloat about his success over his brother, which is a red rag to a bull if I've ever seen one. You do realize that bringing your new girlfriend to your ex-wife's house is like a red rag to a bull, right? a red rag to a bullBRITISH ora red flag before a bullAMERICANIf something always makes a particular person very angry, you can say that it is like a red rag to a bull or a red flag before a bull. This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies but it really needs to be exposed. It's a red rag to a bull when my son won't admit that he's wrong. Compare with a red flag. (like) a red rag to a bullan object, utterance, or act which is certain to provoke or anger someone.The colour red was traditionally supposed to provoke a bull, and is the colour of the cape used by matadors in bullfighting. 1998 Times Such talk is like a red rag to a bull at the Soil Association. (like) a red rag to a ˈbull(British English) (American English like waving a red flag in front of/at a ˈbull) certain to make a particular person very angry or even violent: Don’t mention anything about religion to your uncle. It’s like a red rag to a bull.This expression refers to the belief that bulls do not like the colour red. |
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