red rag to a bull

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that will enrage another particular person.
    — Simply mentioning the word "nationalism" to him is like a red rag to a bull.

词形变化

red rags to a bull plural red rags to bulls plural

词源

Possibly refers to the red cape used by matadors in bullfighting.
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