no great shakes

no great shakes
NOT VERY GOOD, unexceptional, unmemorable, forgettable, uninspired, uninteresting, indifferent, unimpressive, lacklustre; informal nothing to write home about, nothing special, not up to much.
shake

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no great shakes (informal)
Of great account or of no account
shake

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no great shakes informal phrase
not very skilful or impressive

I tried hard but I was no great shakes at boxing.

Thesaurus: not skilful or ablesynonym not very goodsynonym
Main entry: shake

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informal not very good or significant

it is no great shakes as a piece of cinema

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no great shakes — see shake, 2
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Main Entry:great
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no great shakes
informal : not very good or skillful at something

He's no great shakes as a poker player. = He's no great shakes at playing poker.

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Main Entry:shake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • great shakes — ● shake …   Useful english dictionary

  • great shakes — See no great shakes …   English idioms

  • no great shakes — {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is no great shakes./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • no great shakes — {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is no great shakes./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • No great shakes — Shake Shake, n. 1. The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation. [1913 Webster] The great soldier s honor was composed Of thicker stuff, which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • no great shakes —    If someone is no great shakes at something, they are not very good at it.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    To say that someone or something is no great shakes means that they are useless, ineffective or not very good.     He s a good… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • no great shakes — If someone is no great shakes at something, they are not very good at it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • no great shakes — phr. someone or something not very good. (There is no affirmative version of this.) □ Your idea is no great shakes, but we’ll try it anyway. □ Ted is no great shakes when it comes to brains …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • no great shakes — adjective Unexceptional; not special or noteworthy; not very effective. Youre welcome to stay here, but this hut aint no great shakes for such as you …   Wiktionary

  • no\ great\ shakes — adj informal Mediocre; unimportant. Joe Wilson is no great shakes …   Словарь американских идиом

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