(be) no great shakes

(be) no great shakes
be no great ˈshakes idiom
(informal) to be not very good, efficient, suitable, etc.
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  • be no great shakes — informal to not be very good at doing something. He was a very creative chef but no great shakes on the management side of business …   New idioms dictionary

  • great shakes —  See shakes …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • no great shakes — (informal) NOT VERY GOOD, unexceptional, unmemorable, forgettable, uninspired, uninteresting, indifferent, unimpressive, lacklustre; informal nothing to write home about, nothing special, not up to much. → shake * * * no great shakes (informal)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

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