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crop

See:

CASH CROP,

CREAM OF THE CROP,

STICK IN ONE'S CRAW or

STICK IN ONE'S CROP.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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cash crop

[cash crop] {n.} A crop grown to be sold. * /Cotton is a cash crop in the South./ * /They raise potatoes to eat, but tobacco is their cash crop./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cream of the crop

[cream of the crop] {n. phr.} The best of a group; the top choice. * /May Queen candidates were lovely, but Betsy and Nancy were the cream of the crop./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stick in one's craw

[stick in one's craw] or [stuck in one's crop] {v. phr.} To make you angry; bother you; annoy you. * /His parents' praise of his brother stuck in Jerry's craw./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

crop out

[crop out] {v.} To appear at the surface; come through or show through from hiding or concealment. * /Rocks often crop out in New England pasture land./ * /A hidden […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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