red rag
Example Sentences
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As yields act as a red rag on both sides of the Atlantic, it will be tough for the market to carry on charging higher.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
“Azov was like a red rag for them,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Thomas Moore, senior investment director at Abrdn, told BBC 5Live Mr Pill's words "need to accept" was a "red rag to the bull".
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
Such an agreement would be far simpler, limited largely to tariff reduction, and would not be known as “TTIP”, a red rag to anti-globalisation protesters.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2018
Out of the side window I point to a faded red rag tied to a stick and what appears to be a driveway, overgrown with weeds.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
