shake a stick at

verb

Disparage; rail against.

“you can't shake a stick at it”

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Meanings

verbshake a stick at (third-person singular simple present shakes a stick at, present participle shaking a stick at, simple past shook a stick at, past participle shaken a stick at)

present singular third person shakes a stick at · participle present shaking a stick at · past shook a stick at · participle past shaken a stick at

  1. idiomatictransitiveDisparage; rail against.

    you can't shake a stick at it

    2 more examples

    you can't shake a stick at that

    They're charging only X dollars for Y right now. You can't shake a stick at that.

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Chicago

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