Poke mullock at (someone or something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "poke mullock at (someone or something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-10-12 09:10

Meaning of Poke mullock at (someone or something)

Synonyms:

poke borak at (someone or something)

Poke mullock at (someone or something) Australia New Zealand old-fashioned verb phrase

To ridicule or make fun of someone or something

She didn’t seem to realize that we were poking mullock at her.

I poked mullock at Tom's bad haircut.

Stop poking mullock at his weight!

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Grammar and Usage of Poke mullock at (someone or something)

Verb Forms

  • to poke mullock at (someone or something)
  • poking mullock at (someone or something)
  • pokes mullock at (someone or something)
  • poked mullock at (someone or something)

The verb “poke" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

Origin of Poke mullock at (someone or something)

In Middle English, mullock indicated ‘refuse or rubbish’, a sense which only survives in dialect usen. In Australian English, it came to be used of rock that either did not contain gold or from which the gold had been extracted, and it then developed the extended sense of ‘worthless information or nonsense’. This phrase dates from the early 20th century.

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