Idioms

a crock

a crock

An obvious lie. The accusation that Peter stole the money from the register is such a crock! He's the most trustworthy and honest man I've ever met. He never came, so his promise to help us was clearly a crock! Oh, that rumor is a crock—there's no way we're getting a raise like that.
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crock

verb

crock

1. n. nonsense. (From crock (of shit).) What a crock! You don’t know what you are talking about!
2. n. a drunkard. Give the old crock some money, anything to get him outa here before he barfs or something.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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References in classic literature
"Six months ago, she used to sing like a CROCK! But do let us get by, my dear count," continues the brat, with a saucy curtsey.
On the boat going back, when the man calls "Who wants the good- looking waiter?" Tobin tried to plead guilty, feeling the desire to blow the foam off a crock of suds, but when he felt in his pocket he found himself discharged for lack of evidence.
"A shockingly ugly old creature, miss; almost as black as a crock."
Maybe a parent or grandparent could help drive the entrepreneurial spirit by designing a crock specifically for the kids or grandkids lemonade stand.
What better way to show the companies appreciation than a crock that says, "Thank you," literally.
Is this the same man who promised a crock of gold at the end of the rainbow?
RB says: He may have promised a crock of gold, but what we got was a crock of s***.
'I'd love to see Rasus develo- ping a Crock of Silver Race too for the next level of horse.
I had a crock spoil on me while we lived in Indiana--it was still too warm outside (and inside).
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