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Yveslin Posted 10 years ago
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as dead as rags

I couldn't find an idiom like "as dead as rags". What does "rag" mean there?

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yveslin I couldn't find an idiom like "as dead as rags". I've never heard that either, but I presume that 'rags' simply refers to old, torn-up cloth. Rags are in a way 'dead' clothing or linens.

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  • yveslin I couldn't find an idiom like "as dead as rags".
  • I've never heard that either, but I presume that 'rags' simply refers to old, torn-up cloth.
  • Rags are in a way 'dead' clothing or linens.
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yveslinI couldn't find an idiom like "as dead as rags".
I've never heard that either, but I presume that 'rags' simply refers to old, torn-up cloth. Rags are in a way 'dead' clothing or linens.

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