"chew the rag" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: chews the rag [present, singular, third-person], chewing the rag [participle, present], chewed the rag [participle, past], chewed the rag [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chew the rag (third-person singular simple present chews the rag, present participle chewing the rag, simple past and past participle chewed the rag)
  1. Synonym of chew the fat Synonyms: chew the fat [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chew_the_rag-en-verb-3Ch6nLhv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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