English Explanatory Dictionary

riches to rags

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. From exceptional wealth to poverty.
  2. Of a person, whose situation drastically changes from fortunate to unfortunate.

Word forms

riches to rags riches-to-rags

Etymology

By reverse analogy with rags to riches.

Antonyms

rags to riches
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