rag out
rag out
1. slang To get dressed up in formal or fancy clothes. Often used in passive constructions. It's a pretty informal ceremony—you don't have to rag out or anything. I love getting ragged out for special occasions.
2. slang To scold, reprimand, or berate someone, especially with undue intensity or aggression. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "rag" and "out." It's a pretty informal ceremony—you don't have to rag out or anything. I love getting ragged out for special occasions.
See also: out, rag
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
rag Out
Sl. to dress up. I like to rag out and go to parties. I hate to rag out. I like comfortable clothes. rag someone about someone or something1. to complain to someone about someone or something. Why are you always ragging me about Mary? Stop ragging me about being late.
2. to tease someone about someone or something. I wish you would stop ragging me about my hat. Why do you always rag me about my funny walk? I can't help it.
See also: out, rag
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
rag out
in. to dress up. I hate to rag out. I like comfortable clothes.
See also: out, rag
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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