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2021-04-20 03:04
Be no great shakes informal
Used to describe someone ore something that is not very skilful, effective, good or remarkable
Though he is no great shakes at learning English Grammar, he can speak fluently.
I am no great shakes as a cook as it normally takes me ages to prepare a dish.
A: How was the movie? B: It is no great shakes compared to the animated version.
To be not special, exciting, interesting or remarkable
If something is not worth a fig, it is not important or considerable.
A phony gangster.
It's not really significant.
Something that no longer matters.
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This idiom hints at shaking dice by a gambler who is out of luck and throws low point. Its very first usage dates back to 17 th century in an 1816 art show of Lord Broughton.
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