The new restaurant is no great shakes.
no great shakes
idiomSomething unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.
I tried the new action movie everyone likes, but I thought it was no great shakes.
Although the critics praised the author's latest novel, I found the plot to be no great shakes compared to his earlier work.
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a great deal
Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.
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brace of shakes
A very short time.
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go great guns
To perform particularly well; to be particularly successful.
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go to great lengths
To make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.
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great balls of fire
Expressing great surprise.
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great beyond
the afterlife.
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great deal
Large number, amount, or extent; profusion.
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great job
well done; congratulations! (a praise for someone's efforts, possibly to a higher degree than good job!)