rag on meaning

  "rag on" in a sentence
1. rag on sb AmE informal to criticize someone or tell them they should do something:
▪ Jody's coach ragged on her for missing the goal.
▪ Quit ragging on me! I'll do it in a minute.
2. rag on sb AmE informal to make jokes about someone and laugh at them in order to embarrass them:
▪ Everybody's ragging on Steve about his new girlfriend.
■ SIMILAR TO: tease

Examples

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  1. "It's easy to rag on a sitcom.
  2. A bag of rags on the next cot in an emergency shelter.
  3. Children wear rags on their bodies, bicycle tires on their feet.
  4. My old man used to pick up rags on a horse and wagon,
  5. After that, Tin leaves the rags on the dirt and runs away.

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