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Meaning of no great shakes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.

idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“You're welcome to stay here, but this hut ain't no great shakes for such as you.”
“His tactic of pointing out the flaws of the Democrats does not mean that the Republican Party is any great shakes, as he intimates.”
“The iPhone's 2.0 megapixel camera is no great shakes, but it's good enough as cellphone cameras go.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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