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come from a Cracker Jack box

come from a Cracker Jack box verb: to obtain or retrieve something that is useless, cheap or fake.

Verb

come from a Cracker Jack box (third-person singular simple present comes from a Cracker Jack box, present participle coming from a Cracker Jack box, simple past came from a Cracker Jack box, past participle come from a Cracker Jack box)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, slang) To obtain or retrieve something that is useless, cheap or fake.

Forms of come from a Cracker Jack box

third-person singular presentcomes from a Cracker Jack box
present participlecoming from a Cracker Jack box
pastcame from a Cracker Jack box
past participlecome from a Cracker Jack box
alternative formget from a Cracker Jack box

Questions about come from a Cracker Jack box

What does come from a Cracker Jack box mean?
Come from a Cracker Jack box means to obtain or retrieve something that is useless, cheap or fake.
What part of speech is come from a Cracker Jack box?
Come from a Cracker Jack box is a verb.
What is the past tense of come from a Cracker Jack box?
The past tense of come from a Cracker Jack box is came from a Cracker Jack box.

Words near come from a Cracker Jack box in the dictionary

  1. come first
  2. come for
  3. come forth
  4. come forward
  5. come from
  6. come from a Cracker Jack box
  7. come from a good place
  8. come from behind
  9. come from below
  10. come from the right place
  11. come full circle

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