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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

shake a stick at en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) Disparage; rail against.
    • They're charging only X dollars for Y right now. You can't shake a stick at that.
    • you can't shake a stick at that
    • you can't shake a stick at it

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shaken a stick at Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shaking a stick at Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shakes a stick at Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
shook a stick at Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

more than one can shake a stick at