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burck
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29 May 2009, 1:25 pm

there are several "figures of speech" used in conversations that stump me, as i'm sure they do for many of you. recently, i heard this one on fox news: "...he was a cracker jack producer..."

does anybody here understand what this means? i believe it is a compliment because the man had died, and they were pleasantly reminiscing about him. however, when i think of "cracker jack," i think of caramel popcorn in a box.

any ideas?



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29 May 2009, 2:11 pm

I LOVE idioms, they are one of my special interests and have been for years.

I don't know that one though.



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29 May 2009, 2:39 pm

I think I've heard that before not sure either, but maybe it means he was liked since most people seem to like the Cracker Jack stuff you eat. I don't know.


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29 May 2009, 4:50 pm

Cracker jack means very good and remarkable, worthy of praise.



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07 Jun 2009, 2:23 pm

thank you, guys. It does mean excellent and great...who knew? I remembered, after posting it, that google is a great tool for finding information.