单词 | not to be sneezed at |
释义 | not to be sneezed atAlso, nothing to sneeze at. Not to be ignored or dismissed, as in It's a great honor, not to be sneezed at, or That salary of his is nothing to sneeze at. This expression presumably alludes to turning up one's nose in disdain. [c. 1800] Words nearby not to be sneezed atnot think much of, Nottingham, Nottingham, sheriff of, Nottinghamshire, Nottm, not to be sneezed at, not to mention, not touch with a ten-foot pole, Nottoway, not to worry, Notts The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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