it's no great shakes
1great shakes — ● shake …
2great shakes — See no great shakes …
3great shakes — See shakes …
4no 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)… …
5no great shakes — {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is no great shakes./ …
6no great shakes — {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is no great shakes./ …
7No 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… …
8no 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… …
9no great shakes — If someone is no great shakes at something, they are not very good at it …
10no 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 …
