"in rare form" meaning in English

See in rare form in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on rare form.ogg Forms: on rare form [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in rare form, {{en-PP}} in rare form
  1. (idiomatic) Operating or performing at a high level or at one's best; extreme. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-in_rare_form-en-prep_phrase-wveQP0EL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "on rare form",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "in rare form",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "in rare form",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's usually quite confrontational anyway, but he's in rare form today so watch out.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Operating or performing at a high level or at one's best; extreme."
      ],
      "id": "en-in_rare_form-en-prep_phrase-wveQP0EL",
      "links": [
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Operating or performing at a high level or at one's best; extreme."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-on rare form.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/En-au-on_rare_form.ogg/En-au-on_rare_form.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/En-au-on_rare_form.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in rare form"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "on rare form",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "in rare form",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "in rare form",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's usually quite confrontational anyway, but he's in rare form today so watch out.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Operating or performing at a high level or at one's best; extreme."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Operating or performing at a high level or at one's best; extreme."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-on rare form.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/En-au-on_rare_form.ogg/En-au-on_rare_form.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/En-au-on_rare_form.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in rare form"
}

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