shake a stick at

English

Verb

shake 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)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) Disparage; rail against.
    you can't shake a stick at it;   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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