riches to rags

noun

From exceptional wealth to poverty.

Opposite
rags to riches
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Meanings

noun

alternative riches-to-rags

  1. attributiveuncommonFrom exceptional wealth to poverty.
  2. attributiveuncommonOf a person, whose situation drastically changes from fortunate to unfortunate.

    Antonyms: rags to riches

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOf a person, whose situation drastically changes from fortunate to unfortunate.

Opposite
rags to riches

Origin

By reverse analogy with rags to riches.

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