from rags to riches

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from rags to riches

Fig. from poverty to wealth; from modesty to elegance. The princess used to be quite poor. She certainly moved from rags to riches. After I inherited the money, I went from rags to riches.

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It went from riches to rags and has gone from rags to riches again. Riches to rags and back again by Prince, Jocelyn / The Chicago Reporter David Lean's version of Pip's pilgrimage from rags to riches may well be the best movie ever made of a Charles Dickens novel. MCCORMICK'S QUICK TAKES ON CLASSIC GREED by McCormick, Patrick / U.S. Catholic ``This school went from rags to riches,'' Pena said. LAW LETS L.A. ADD CHARTER SCHOOLS : LEGISLATION LIFTS STATE LIMIT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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It went from riches to rags and has gone from rags to riches again.

Riches to rags and back again by Prince, Jocelyn / The Chicago Reporter

David Lean's version of Pip's pilgrimage from rags to riches may well be the best movie ever made of a Charles Dickens novel.

MCCORMICK'S QUICK TAKES ON CLASSIC GREED by McCormick, Patrick / U.S. Catholic

``This school went from rags to riches,'' Pena said.

LAW LETS L.A. ADD CHARTER SCHOOLS : LEGISLATION LIFTS STATE LIMIT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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