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Phrase(s): (Aw) shucks! Rur. Gosh!; a mild oath. • Shucks, ma’am. It wasn’t anything at all. • Aw shucks, I ain’t never been this close to a woman before.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): (Ah) shucks! [and] (Ah) shoot! Rur. Darn! (A mild oath.) • Ah, shucks! I forgot to call Grandma. • Tom: We can’t get chocolate ice cream. The store’s all out. Jane: Shucks. • Ah, shoot! I missed my favorite TV show.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs