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Rags to riches (also rags-to-riches) refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, and in some cases from absolute obscurity to heights of fame, fortune and celebrity—sometimes instantly.
Learn the meaning of rags-to-riches, an adjective that describes a person who was poor but becomes rich. See how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and related words.
25. März 2023 · These celebrities and entrepreneurs endured hardship before they hit the big time. Francois Pinault, who is now worth $40 billion, was teased in school for being poor. Oprah Winfrey was born into...
5. Aug. 2015 · Some of the world's wealthiest people started out dirt poor. These 17 rags-to-riches stories remind us that through determination, grit, and a little bit of luck anyone can overcome their...
19. Jan. 2023 · Learn the meaning and usage of the idiom from rags to riches, which means going from poverty to wealth. See examples of this phrase in sentences and related words and games.
rags-to-riches. adjective [ before noun ] uk / ˌræɡz.təˈrɪtʃɪz / us / ˌræɡz.təˈrɪtʃɪz / Add to word list. used to describe what happens to a person who was poor but becomes rich: a rags-to-riches story. SMART Vocabulary: Verwandte Wörter und Ausdrücke. Rich and wealthy. advantaged. affluence. bankability. bazillionaire. be rolling in it idiom.
You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor. His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that. See full dictionary entry for rag
