raw (redirected from rawest)

come the raw prawn (Australian, informal)

to pretend that you have no knowledge of what someone is talking about. Oh, don't come the raw prawn with me, Scott, I saw you writing down her telephone number as I walked into the room! (usually + with)

See also: come

get a raw deal

to not be treated as well as other people. The fact is that kids who are taught in classes of over thirty get a raw deal.

See also: deal

hit/touch a (raw) nerve

to upset someone by talking about a particular subject. I think I hit a nerve with my comments about divorce. She suddenly looked distressed and I knew I'd touched a raw nerve.

See also: hit, nerve, touch

in the raw (informal)

naked. She often swims in the raw.

life in the raw

life at its most difficult, without money or the comforts that money brings. Travelling on the cheap exposes you to local life in the raw.

See also: life

---

in the raw

as it actually is. Politics in the raw is all about power and deal-making.

Etymology: from the literal meaning of in the raw (= naked)

a raw deal

unfair treatment. If you feel you've had a raw deal, you can always sue me.

Usage notes: often used with give or get: Workers who felt they were getting a raw deal quit.

See also: deal