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shake a stick at

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Disparage; rail against.

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

shake down shake hands shake hands with the unemployed shake in one's shoes shake it shake it up

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