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Meaning of no mean feat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A laudable triumph of great difficulty

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français ce n'est pas rien ne pas être chose aisée ne pas être rien ne pas être une mince affaire

Examples

“The older me, the one who prefers wine to fizz, wishes Leerhsen had more to say ⟳ about things like ⟳: a) the elite and vernacular food worlds pre- and post-Bourdain; b) how Bourdain walked a moral tightrope across the conventions of travel ⟳ writing and reporting, no mean ⟳ feat for a wealthy white man in skinny jeans; […].”

“Opening a new railway is no mean ⟳ feat at the best of times, but the Elizabeth Line had its own ⟳ challenges.”

CEFR level

C1

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

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See also

no more no more no less no news is good news No Nut November no offense no one

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