chew the rag en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of chew the fat.
I didn't have anything special to do, so I went down to the can and chewed the rag with him while he was shaving.
1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chews the rag | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| chewed the rag | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chewed the rag | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| chewing the rag | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |