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idiomsth is like waving/holding a red flag in front of a bull AmEAmEused in order to say that doing or saying a particular thing will definitely make someone angry or upset:As soon as I say "don't do it," it's like holding a red flag in front of a bull. She just does the exact opposite.Legally, the new tax proposal can be accepted without a popular vote, "and that," Likins said, "is like waving a red flag in front of a bull to taxpayers' groups."BrE = sth is (like) a red rag to a bull
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