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What is another word for shucks?

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Verb

To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

To remove one's robes or clothing

To gain an advantage or profit by using unfair or deceitful methods

To throw away (something unwanted or useless)

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

Noun

The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing

A thing of little value or importance

Matters considered trivial or insignificant

Plural for a cunning trick or dishonest act with the intent to deceive

Plural for someone or something that is inadequate and made fun of

Interjection

Used to express surprise, agitation or disappointment

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To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

removes the skin from

strips the skin off

removes the shells from

“He spent many a day helping his mother shuck walnuts.”

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To tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirises^UK

satirizes^US

takes the piss out of

makes a monkey out of

plays a practical joke

plays a practical joke on

pulls someone's chain

treats contemptuously

treats disrespectfully

gets on the nerves of

leads up the garden path

has a joke on somebody

makes a laughing-stock

makes someone a laughing stock

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

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To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

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To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

baulks^UK

balks^US

beats around the bush

cops out

gets around

gives the runaround

dances around an issue

puts off

slips out

sneaks away

worms one's way out of

slips through your fingers

slips through the net

slips through the net of

baffles

escapes the clutches of

leads on a merry chase

gives a wide berth to

keeps one's distance from

keeps out of the way of

keeps at arm's length

extricates oneself from

gets out of the way of

ducks out of the way of

has nothing to do with

pays little attention to

surpasses

gives the cold shoulder to

gives someone the brush-off

cuts dead

cuts someone cold

gives someone the go-by

loses sight of

lets something slide

leaves something undone

gives something a miss

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To remove one's robes or clothing

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To gain an advantage or profit by using unfair or deceitful methods

victimises^UK

victimizes^US

leads up the garden path

gives someone a bum steer

sells a bill of goods to

takes to the cleaners

pulls fast one

does number on

sells a pup to

does someone in the eye

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

leads down the garden path

sells a bill of goods

balks^US

baulks^UK

sucks the life out of

bleeds someone of something

pulls something funny

puts on the wrong track

puts up smoke screen

gives the wrong impression

sends on a wild goose chase

throws off the scent

gives wrong information to

pulls strings

twists around your little finger

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

uses for one's own ends

exploits a loophole in

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To throw away (something unwanted or useless)

exorcises^UK

exorcizes^US

axes^UK

throws on the scrapheap

knocks something on the head

files in circular file

consigns to scrap heap

makes away with

gets rid

cuts

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To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

Noun

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The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing

armour^UK

armor^US

mold^US

moulds^UK

defence^UK

defense^US

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“At that point, the walnut shuck gently opens and, while still attached to the tree, drops a smooth-shelled walnut to the ground.”

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A thing of little value or importance

thing of no importance

thing of no consequence

small potatoes

matter of no consequence

trivia

matter of no importance

much ado about nothing

cypher^UK

cipher^US

no big deal

odds and ends

neither here nor there

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Matters considered trivial or insignificant

insignificant matters

unimportant matters

Noun

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Plural for a cunning trick or dishonest act with the intent to deceive

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

pretence^UK

pretense^US

Noun

Plural for someone or something that is inadequate and made fun of

Interjection

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Used to express surprise, agitation or disappointment

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