in rags
English
Prepositional phrase
- Dressed in very old, torn clothes.
- Like Cinderella, the girl in rags was swept off her feet by a handsome Prince Charming.
- (by extension) Very poor or lowly.
- October 9 2007, Rory Carroll, The Guardian, "Cocaine galore! Villagers live it up on profits from 'white lobster'"
- Some locals who used to be in rags live it up at posh hotels.
- October 9 2007, Rory Carroll, The Guardian, "Cocaine galore! Villagers live it up on profits from 'white lobster'"
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