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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

juice racket

n. a racket where exorbitant interest is charged on loans. (Underworld.) The cops got one of the leaders of the juice racket.

See also: juice, racket

racket

1. n. noise. Cut out that racket! Shut up!

2. n. a deception; a scam. This is not a service station; it’s a real racket!

3. n. any job. I’ve been in this racket for twenty years and never made any money.