rags-to-riches 復習
Soul singer Charles Bradley dies aged 68
His rags-to-riches story was the subject of the documentary Charles Bradley: Soul of America. It followed Bradley from his initial signing to the record label, living in crippling debt, to his sold-out album release show.
Speaking to the BBC's Craig Charles show in 2013, Bradley spoke about his difficult journey to stardom.
"I've been out there, ever since I was 16, doing music and searching for it - but I just never could find the people that really believed in me. It took a long time coming, but God, I'm glad it's here," he said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41376105
rags-to-richesが気になったので調べました。『ジーニアス英和辞典』（第五版，大修館）を引いたところ、「突然金持ちになる」と載っておりました。またLDOCE (4th) には、 “a rags-to-riches story is about someone who becomes very rich after starting life very poor”と書かれております。
ちなみに上記英和辞典によるとragは「ぼろ，ぼろきれ」などの意味を持ちます。ボロボロの布しかまとえないような貧困からリッチにあがるイメージをいだきました。(Gomez)
