no great shakes

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. 2015.

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  • great shakes — ● shake …   Useful english dictionary

  • great shakes — See no great shakes …   English idioms

  • 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

  • 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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