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land so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss

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land so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss

 and land too poor to raise a racket on

Rur. land where nothing will grow. I inherited two hundred acres from my uncle, but it's land so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss. The soil's exhausted. That land is so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss. Jill can grow a garden anywhere, even on land too poor to raise a racket on.

See also: even, fuss, land, poor, raise