ragtag and bobtail
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Yesterday we made an excursion through the Gap of Dunloe, a famous gorge in the mountains around Killarney, and were set upon by the whole fraternity—ragtag and bobtail.
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Without the populace having any hand in it, the ragtag and bobtail of the strangers became bolder and shouted more and more.
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The unknown and the ragtag and bobtail of the city flung themselves on the iron grille of the choir, which they broke through, crying: “Long live the Beggar!”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
