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(redirected fromRags-to-riches) Thesaurus Medical Idioms Encyclopedia rag1 (răg) n. 1. a.A scrap of cloth. b.A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting. 2.ragsThreadbare or tattered clothing. 3.Cloth converted to pulp for making paper. ...
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Though the way from a “bread-kneader” (that is, “a servant”?) to “lady, mistress” looks odd, the other suggestions are even worse. The originalOEDadmitted the implausibility of the proposed etymology,Skeataddedperhapsto it, the second edition of theCentury Dictionarydid the same, and ...
from rags to riches [from rags to riches] {adv. phr.} Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight. * /The Smiths went from rags to riches when they unexpectedly won the lottery./ A Dictionary of American Idioms rag [rag] See: [CHEW THE FAT] or [CHEW THE RAG], [GLAD RAGS]...
(redirected fromfrom rags to riches) Thesaurus Medical Idioms Encyclopedia rag1 (răg) n. 1. a.A scrap of cloth. b.A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting. 2.ragsThreadbare or tattered clothing. 3.Cloth converted to pulp for making paper. ...