land so poor you couldn't raise a fuss on it
land so poor you couldn't raise a fuss on it
old-fashioned Land with extremely infertile soil incapable of any agricultural activity. Primarily heard in US. After years of drought and improper crop rotation, the land here is so poor you couldn't raise a fuss on it. All my father left behind for us was land so poor you couldn't raise a fuss on it.
See also: fuss, land, on, poor, raise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
land so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss
and land too poor to raise a racket onRur. 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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- land so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss
- (Well,) I'll be durned!
- a bad quarter of an hour
- (for) land('s) sake(s) (alive)
- a pile Jack Rice couldn't jump over
- a roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over
- a bit of crackling
- fashion
- a dusty answer
- a dusty reply