Rags
91glad\ rags — noun slang Clothes worn to parties or on special occasions; best clothes. Mrs. Owens put on her glad rags for the party. Compare: best bib and tucker …
92glad rags — N PLURAL You can refer to clothes that you wear to parties and other special occasions as your glad rags. [INFORMAL] …
93from rags to riches — from poverty to wealth, from bum to millionaire She went from rags to riches when she gambled in Vegas …
94glad rags — best clothes, dress clothes I ll come to your concert. I ll do my hair and put on my glad rags …
95got the rags on — [B] menstruate, have your period Lana doesn t feel like going out tonight. She s got the rags on …
96go from rags to riches — to start your life very poor and then later in life become very rich. People who go from rags to riches are often afraid the good life will be snatched away from them …
97glad rags — glad′ rags n. pl. Informal. inf dressy clothes • Etymology: 1900–05 …
98From rags to riches — Someone who starts life very poor and makes a fortune goes from rags to riches …
99glad rags — /ˈglæd rægz/ (say glad ragz) plural noun Colloquial best clothes donned for special occasions: *Karen has donned her glad rags for a date . –nancy keesing, 1982. {US slang (1900s); glad1 + rag1 (def. 2) …
100jim-rags — /ˈdʒɪm rægz/ (say jim ragz) phrase kick (or knock) into jim rags, Colloquial 1. to reduce to shreds. 2. to assault …