in rags

English

Prepositional phrase

in rags

1. Dressed in very old, torn clothes.

   Like Cinderella, the girl in rags was swept off her feet by a handsome Prince Charming.

2. (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.

Anagrams

• Nigras, Ragins, Rigans, agrins, arsing, grains, nigras, raigns, raings, rasing