To the bull spirit of U. S. newspapers, a red, red rag is radio’s blatantly exaggerated “coverage claims.” Last month mild-mannered Alexander Woollcott became an unwitting toreador in the radio v.

The idiom "red rag to a bull" means to aggravate someone, make them angry, or incite violence. The phrase "seeing red" implies blind rage. Both phrases may be traced to the Spanish tradition of ...