Definition of bullyrag in English:

bullyrag

(also ballyrag)

verbbullyragging, bullyragged, bullyrags ˈbʊlɪraɡˈbʊliˌræɡ

[with object]North American informal

Treat (someone) in a scolding or intimidating way.
〈北美，非正式〉辱骂；吓唬
he would bullyrag them around but lick up to his superiors
他常辱骂他们，但对上级却溜须拍马。
Example sentencesExamples
- If I could find the oyster of the world, I'd buy the gun they used to shoot the moon, and ballyrag the Governments to never make a law, just tell the truth on Thursday afternoons…
- What would the chivalrous Robert E. Lee, beau ideal of Southern military manhood, think of 22-year-old Southern officers and gentlemen bellowing at and bullyragging 17-year-old girls?
- I remember being once so bullyragged by the Judge that I had to go outside, and was so sick that in order to recover myself I had to take a pint of champagne.
- As a bandleader, he bullyragged a shifting lineup of modern jazz virtuosos into performances which combined precision execution with emotionally-charged improvisation.
- We must sound a caveat to the regime that the New DEAL will not sit supinely and see its members being bullyragged.
- For instance, compare what the Fox ‘says ’, when being bullyragged by the Wolf, with how he actually lives.
- A particularly egregious incident of bullyragging the wild animals that we saw during this trip to Yellowstone involved someone using their vehicle to try to force a bear to run up a tree.
- He laughed and he bullyragged the boy until Bertram shouted the correct answer.
- Next day he was drunk, and he went to Judge Thatcher's and bullyragged him, and tried to make him give up the money; but he couldn't, and then he swore he'd make the law force him.
- I have been bullyragged all day… by the wildcat who is sodding the ground and finishing the driveway.
- He is your average, run-of-the-mill psychiatrist… in that he bullyrags his patients into tears and tries to shoot himself in the face whenever he gets the blues.
- No sooner had he his feet under the table, though, than he was being ballyragged at county board meetings by suits who knew better than he who should be playing.
- Come, now - explain your ingenious little riddle, and don't go on badgering and bullyragging people in this mysterious way.
- It's not that I'm not proud of my junk, it's just that I'm already sick of being scrutinized, frisked, questioned, herded around, bullyragged and browbeaten at each leg of a flight.
- This is not about some fool of a Secret Service agent jumping the gun on an innocuous online comment, or an airline security officer with a penchant for bullyragging 55 year old women.
- Why are they bullyragging Russia but not China?
- The members of the Board had been ballyragged around the country last year as the worst health administrators ever.
- On page 48 she explains how the IRS is bullyragging this poor gentleman over a few million in tax deductions.
- He said afterwards that it was a bit too thick on poor old Leonora to be ballyragged any more.
- You're not going to ballyrag me and say I'm responsible.
Synonyms
frighten, menace, terrify, scare, alarm, terrorize, overawe, awe, cow, subdue, discourage, daunt, unnerve

Origin

Late 18th century: of unknown origin.

Definition of bullyrag in US English:

bullyrag

verbˈbʊliˌræɡˈbo͝olēˌraɡ

[with object]North American informal

Treat (someone) in a scolding or intimidating way.
〈北美，非正式〉辱骂；吓唬
he would bullyrag his staff around but then kiss up to his superiors
他常辱骂他们，但对上级却溜须拍马。
Example sentencesExamples
- I have been bullyragged all day… by the wildcat who is sodding the ground and finishing the driveway.
- The members of the Board had been ballyragged around the country last year as the worst health administrators ever.
- It's not that I'm not proud of my junk, it's just that I'm already sick of being scrutinized, frisked, questioned, herded around, bullyragged and browbeaten at each leg of a flight.
- He laughed and he bullyragged the boy until Bertram shouted the correct answer.
- As a bandleader, he bullyragged a shifting lineup of modern jazz virtuosos into performances which combined precision execution with emotionally-charged improvisation.
- I remember being once so bullyragged by the Judge that I had to go outside, and was so sick that in order to recover myself I had to take a pint of champagne.
- On page 48 she explains how the IRS is bullyragging this poor gentleman over a few million in tax deductions.
- He is your average, run-of-the-mill psychiatrist… in that he bullyrags his patients into tears and tries to shoot himself in the face whenever he gets the blues.
- A particularly egregious incident of bullyragging the wild animals that we saw during this trip to Yellowstone involved someone using their vehicle to try to force a bear to run up a tree.
- If I could find the oyster of the world, I'd buy the gun they used to shoot the moon, and ballyrag the Governments to never make a law, just tell the truth on Thursday afternoons…
- This is not about some fool of a Secret Service agent jumping the gun on an innocuous online comment, or an airline security officer with a penchant for bullyragging 55 year old women.
- We must sound a caveat to the regime that the New DEAL will not sit supinely and see its members being bullyragged.
- What would the chivalrous Robert E. Lee, beau ideal of Southern military manhood, think of 22-year-old Southern officers and gentlemen bellowing at and bullyragging 17-year-old girls?
- For instance, compare what the Fox ‘says ’, when being bullyragged by the Wolf, with how he actually lives.
- Come, now - explain your ingenious little riddle, and don't go on badgering and bullyragging people in this mysterious way.
- Why are they bullyragging Russia but not China?
- You're not going to ballyrag me and say I'm responsible.
- No sooner had he his feet under the table, though, than he was being ballyragged at county board meetings by suits who knew better than he who should be playing.
- Next day he was drunk, and he went to Judge Thatcher's and bullyragged him, and tried to make him give up the money; but he couldn't, and then he swore he'd make the law force him.
- He said afterwards that it was a bit too thick on poor old Leonora to be ballyragged any more.
Synonyms
frighten, menace, terrify, scare, alarm, terrorize, overawe, awe, cow, subdue, discourage, daunt, unnerve

Origin

Late 18th century: of unknown origin.

词汇	bullyrag
释义	Definition of bullyrag in English: bullyrag (also ballyrag) verbbullyragging, bullyragged, bullyrags ˈbʊlɪraɡˈbʊliˌræɡ [with object]North American informal Treat (someone) in a scolding or intimidating way. 〈北美，非正式〉辱骂；吓唬 he would bullyrag them around but lick up to his superiors 他常辱骂他们，但对上级却溜须拍马。 Example sentencesExamples If I could find the oyster of the world, I'd buy the gun they used to shoot the moon, and ballyrag the Governments to never make a law, just tell the truth on Thursday afternoons… What would the chivalrous Robert E. Lee, beau ideal of Southern military manhood, think of 22-year-old Southern officers and gentlemen bellowing at and bullyragging 17-year-old girls? I remember being once so bullyragged by the Judge that I had to go outside, and was so sick that in order to recover myself I had to take a pint of champagne. As a bandleader, he bullyragged a shifting lineup of modern jazz virtuosos into performances which combined precision execution with emotionally-charged improvisation. We must sound a caveat to the regime that the New DEAL will not sit supinely and see its members being bullyragged. For instance, compare what the Fox ‘says ’, when being bullyragged by the Wolf, with how he actually lives. A particularly egregious incident of bullyragging the wild animals that we saw during this trip to Yellowstone involved someone using their vehicle to try to force a bear to run up a tree. He laughed and he bullyragged the boy until Bertram shouted the correct answer. Next day he was drunk, and he went to Judge Thatcher's and bullyragged him, and tried to make him give up the money; but he couldn't, and then he swore he'd make the law force him. I have been bullyragged all day… by the wildcat who is sodding the ground and finishing the driveway. He is your average, run-of-the-mill psychiatrist… in that he bullyrags his patients into tears and tries to shoot himself in the face whenever he gets the blues. No sooner had he his feet under the table, though, than he was being ballyragged at county board meetings by suits who knew better than he who should be playing. Come, now - explain your ingenious little riddle, and don't go on badgering and bullyragging people in this mysterious way. It's not that I'm not proud of my junk, it's just that I'm already sick of being scrutinized, frisked, questioned, herded around, bullyragged and browbeaten at each leg of a flight. This is not about some fool of a Secret Service agent jumping the gun on an innocuous online comment, or an airline security officer with a penchant for bullyragging 55 year old women. Why are they bullyragging Russia but not China? The members of the Board had been ballyragged around the country last year as the worst health administrators ever. On page 48 she explains how the IRS is bullyragging this poor gentleman over a few million in tax deductions. He said afterwards that it was a bit too thick on poor old Leonora to be ballyragged any more. You're not going to ballyrag me and say I'm responsible. Synonyms frighten, menace, terrify, scare, alarm, terrorize, overawe, awe, cow, subdue, discourage, daunt, unnerve Origin Late 18th century: of unknown origin. Definition of bullyrag in US English: bullyrag verbˈbʊliˌræɡˈbo͝olēˌraɡ [with object]North American informal Treat (someone) in a scolding or intimidating way. 〈北美，非正式〉辱骂；吓唬 he would bullyrag his staff around but then kiss up to his superiors 他常辱骂他们，但对上级却溜须拍马。 Example sentencesExamples I have been bullyragged all day… by the wildcat who is sodding the ground and finishing the driveway. The members of the Board had been ballyragged around the country last year as the worst health administrators ever. It's not that I'm not proud of my junk, it's just that I'm already sick of being scrutinized, frisked, questioned, herded around, bullyragged and browbeaten at each leg of a flight. He laughed and he bullyragged the boy until Bertram shouted the correct answer. As a bandleader, he bullyragged a shifting lineup of modern jazz virtuosos into performances which combined precision execution with emotionally-charged improvisation. I remember being once so bullyragged by the Judge that I had to go outside, and was so sick that in order to recover myself I had to take a pint of champagne. On page 48 she explains how the IRS is bullyragging this poor gentleman over a few million in tax deductions. He is your average, run-of-the-mill psychiatrist… in that he bullyrags his patients into tears and tries to shoot himself in the face whenever he gets the blues. A particularly egregious incident of bullyragging the wild animals that we saw during this trip to Yellowstone involved someone using their vehicle to try to force a bear to run up a tree. If I could find the oyster of the world, I'd buy the gun they used to shoot the moon, and ballyrag the Governments to never make a law, just tell the truth on Thursday afternoons… This is not about some fool of a Secret Service agent jumping the gun on an innocuous online comment, or an airline security officer with a penchant for bullyragging 55 year old women. We must sound a caveat to the regime that the New DEAL will not sit supinely and see its members being bullyragged. What would the chivalrous Robert E. Lee, beau ideal of Southern military manhood, think of 22-year-old Southern officers and gentlemen bellowing at and bullyragging 17-year-old girls? For instance, compare what the Fox ‘says ’, when being bullyragged by the Wolf, with how he actually lives. Come, now - explain your ingenious little riddle, and don't go on badgering and bullyragging people in this mysterious way. Why are they bullyragging Russia but not China? You're not going to ballyrag me and say I'm responsible. No sooner had he his feet under the table, though, than he was being ballyragged at county board meetings by suits who knew better than he who should be playing. Next day he was drunk, and he went to Judge Thatcher's and bullyragged him, and tried to make him give up the money; but he couldn't, and then he swore he'd make the law force him. He said afterwards that it was a bit too thick on poor old Leonora to be ballyragged any more. Synonyms frighten, menace, terrify, scare, alarm, terrorize, overawe, awe, cow, subdue, discourage, daunt, unnerve Origin Late 18th century: of unknown origin.
随便看	become/make narrower become/make rigid become/make tighter become/make twisted become/make warped become/make wider become man and wife become marcescent become mellow become merciful become mindful of become misty become misty/misted become more bracing become more cheerful become more concentrated become more genial become more intricate become more involved become more mysterious become more numerous become more powerful become more relaxed become more sociable become moribund