Rachel Chau
2021-08-03 06:08
Tear the rag off the bush old-fashioned verb phrase
"take the rag off the bush" is also used to convey the same meaning.
To do something very well, or much better than most people
Of all my students, John is the one that tears the rag off the bush.
To be the most extraordinary, shocking or amazing thing possible either in a positive or a negative way
The fact that my roommate had stolen my money tore the rag off the bush.
This celebrity has so many rumours about his private life, but this one tears the rag off the bush!
Their win tore the rag off the bush.
someone will be successful.
A go-getter is a determined and ambitious person who works very hard to become successful without being afraid of difficulties and challenges.
One has the potential for being successful in the future ahead.
The verb "tear" should be conjugated according to its tense.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was common to hold impromptu shooting matches in American frontier where the target was simply a rag hung on a bush in the distance. A good shot would hit the rag, making it visibly jump. A great shot would literally “take the rag off the bush,” putting an end to at least that round of the contest with an overwhelming success.
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