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no great shakes

idiom

Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.


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  1. 01

    a great deal

    Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

  2. 02

    brace of shakes

    A very short time.

  3. 03

    go great guns

    To perform particularly well; to be particularly successful.

  4. 04

    go to great lengths

    To make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.

  5. 05

    great balls of fire

    Expressing great surprise.

  6. 06

    great beyond

    the afterlife.

  7. 07

    great deal

    Large number, amount, or extent; profusion.

  8. 08

    great job

    well done; congratulations! (a praise for someone's efforts, possibly to a higher degree than good job!)

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