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A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece

A piece of something that has been torn or cut off, especially cloth

A printed sheet published periodically

An act performed as a prank or for amusement

(British) An entertainment event organized by students to raise money for charity

A piece of cloth for cleaning or covering something, e.g. a dishcloth or a tablecloth

A facetious or insulting remark

To mock or annoy someone

To reprimand (someone) severely

To continue to bring up as a point of contention

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Noun

A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece

fragment of cloth

“He searches through drawers and finds a rag to clean the kit.”

Noun

A piece of something that has been torn or cut off, especially cloth

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“They then wash their hands and feet with the water and tear off a small rag from their clothes, which they tie on a bush overhanging the well.”

Noun

A printed sheet published periodically

regular publication

means of communication

reading material

professional organ

little magazine

special edition

colour supplement

glossy magazine

written material

written communication

black-and-white

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“She didn't want the children's ridiculous story appearing in the local rag.”

Noun

An act performed as a prank or for amusement

piece of mischief

monkey business

mischievous trick

mischievous act

leisure activity

practical jokes

foolish behaviour^UK

mischievousness

foolish behavior^US

clowning around

leisure pursuit

amateur interest

leisure interest

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“Elsbeth said that he had once planned an extremely mischievous rag against one of the masters at school.”

Noun

(British) An entertainment event organized by students to raise money for charity

charitable event

fundraising event

“The whole gang gets kidnapped by students indulging in some sort of rag week prank.”

Noun

A piece of cloth for cleaning or covering something, e.g. a dishcloth or a tablecloth

Noun

A facetious or insulting remark

slap in the face

backhanded compliment

snappy comeback

pointed comment

disparaging remark

kick in the teeth

shout of derision

left-handed compliment

microaggression

superciliousness

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Verb

To mock or annoy someone

make jokes about

poke mullock at

be sarcastic about

take the mickey

make a monkey of

take the piss out of

treat with contempt

make a monkey out of

give a hard time

pull someone's leg

treat contemptuously

hold up to ridicule

hold up to shame

play a practical joke on

take a rise out of

get a rise out of

show contempt for

have a joke with

pull someone's chain

cock a snook at

lead up the garden path

play a trick on

take for a ride

play a practical joke

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

get in the hair of

be scornful about

bite one's thumb at

yank someone's chain

search high heaven

be on one's case

be on your back

drive up the wall

give someone grief

be a nuisance to

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

laugh out of court

make a laughing-stock

rub up the wrong way

get on your nerves

hit where one lives

get under your skin

get in your hair

get your back up

treat disrespectfully

cast aspersions on

hold in contempt

give Bronx cheer

turn up one's nose

put your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

raise your hackles

hurl insults at

shout catcalls at

shout disapproval

laugh in the face of

treat with disdain

blow raspberries

shout disapproval at

blow raspberries at

ruffle one's feathers

give the cold shoulder

give the Bronx cheer to

have a crack at

take a swipe at

be contemptuous of

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

curl your lip at

turn your nose up at

get across someone

get on one's nerves

work into lather

try your patience

rub the wrong way

send into a rage

make your blood boil

give someone the hump

take advantage of

do an injustice to

step on the toes of

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

get on someone's case

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

get on your wick

give offence to

run up the wrong way

cause offence to

hurt somebody's feelings

step on one's toes

cut to the quick

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“When they get together, they rag each other, really tear each other up, with mock insults.”

Verb

To reprimand (someone) severely

read the riot act

haul over the coals

remonstrate with

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a telling-off

tear off a strip

give someone a roasting

give someone an earful

let someone have it

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

give someone what for

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone a rating

give someone a bollocking

give someone hell

give someone a caning

give someone a row

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rake over the coals

slap on the wrist

find fault with

give a piece of one's mind

slap someone's wrist

jump down one's throat

call on the carpet

take to the woodshed

tear a strip off

lay down the law

come down hard on

criticize severely

call to account

reprimand severely

rake over coals

give tongue-lashing

fulminate against

criticize harshly

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

call over the coals

give comeuppance

point the finger

express disapproval of

give going-over

give piece of mind

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

bite someone's head off

give the business

jump down someone's throat

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

have your knife in

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

rap on knuckles

throw the book at

strongly criticize

give someone stick

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give a tongue-lashing

give a black eye

drag through the mud

drag through the mire

bring into disrepute

inveigh against

bring discredit to

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

give a bad name

rip up and down

do a hatchet job on

tar and feather

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

vituperate against

give some stick to

cast aspersions on

lay at one's door

hold accountable

hold responsible

give someone a bad press

point finger at

assign guilt to

bellyache about

sound off about

give something a bad press

cut to the quick

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

impute blame to

hold accountable for

hold responsible for

attribute blame to

throw brickbats at

pass strictures upon

assault verbally

give a bad press to

have words with

blacken someone's reputation

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

hold someone to blame

declaim against

mete out punishment to

make an example of

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

criticize strongly

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

go for the jugular

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

bring charges against

bring to account

take issue with

make uncomfortable

make someone eat crow

make someone feel ashamed

cut down to size

look askance at

take exception to

make a protest to

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

assign fault to

lay the blame on

place the blame on

lay a guilt trip on

consider guilty of

lay a bad trip on

assign liability to

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

hit where one lives

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at the door of

lay the blame on someone for

attribute liability to

lodge complaint

hold answerable for

put in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

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“He looks quite comfortable. But I must remember to rag him about his snoring.”

Verb

To continue to bring up as a point of contention

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