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phraseIf you say that someone or something is no great shakes, you mean that they are not very skilful or effective. [informal] I'm no great shakes as a detective. The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes. Synonyms: unexceptional, mediocre, not very good, rubbish More Synonyms of no great shakes See full dictionary entry for shakeno great shakes in British English informal of no great merit or value; ordinary See full dictionary entry for shakeno great shakes in American English Informal not of outstanding ability, importance, etc.; ordinary See full dictionary entry for shake ineffective, useless, or of poor quality This restaurant is no great shakes gastronomically, but the portions are huge. Examples of 'no great shakes' in a sentenceno great shakes The album is no great shakes. Synonyms not very good rubbish crap (slang) unremarkable uninspiring unimpressive nothing to write home about (informal) half-pie (New Zealand, informal) Additional synonymsDefinition of only average standard or quality She had starred in several indifferent movies. Synonyms mediocre, middling, average, fair, ordinary, moderate, insignificant, unimportant, so-so (informal), immaterial, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, of no consequence, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (New Zealand, informal) Definition not very high quality His university record was mediocre. Synonyms second-rate, average, ordinary, indifferent, middling, pedestrian, inferior, commonplace, vanilla (slang), insignificant, so-so (informal), banal, tolerable (informal), run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), half-pie (New Zealand, informal), fair to middling (informal), meh (slang) Definition dull or commonplace His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring. Synonyms dull, flat, ordinary, boring, commonplace, mundane, mediocre, plodding, banal, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, uninteresting, uninspired, ho-hum (informal), no great shakes (informal), half-pie (New Zealand, informal) Nearby words ofno great shakes - no doubt
- no frills
- no go
- no great shakes
- no joy
- no matter
- no object
Additional synonymsDefinition ordinary or average I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student. Synonyms ordinary, middling, average, fair, modest, commonplace, common, vanilla (informal), mediocre, banal, tolerable (informal), passable, undistinguished, unimpressive, unexciting, unexceptional, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), no great shakes (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal) Definition not particularly good or bad his short and undistinguished career as an art student Synonyms ordinary, mediocre, unremarkable, everyday, pedestrian, indifferent, commonplace, vanilla (informal), so-so (informal), prosaic, run-of-the-mill, unimpressive, unexciting, unexceptional, no great shakes (informal), nothing to write home about (informal) |