Not anything to write home about In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "not anything to write home about", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-08-24 12:08

Meaning of Not anything to write home about

Synonyms:

Run of the mill , common or garden , Nothing Out of the Ordinary , middle-of-the-road

Variants:

Nothing To Write Home About

Not anything to write home about informal

To be not special, exciting, interesting or remarkable; to be very mediocre, unexceptional or unimportant

Her dishes are not anything to write home about. I don't understand why they keep complimenting on her cooking

A: "How was your trip to Madagascar?" B: "Well, there was almost nothing to write home about."

This book is not anything to write home about.

Her performance was not anything to write home about.

Other phrases about:

pale beside/next to something pale in/by comparison (with/to something) pale into insignificance

be less importance, less outstanding in comparison with something else

mere trifle

1. Used to refer to a thing or matter that is insignificant or unimportant

2. Used to refer to a very small amount (of something)

be no great shakes

Someone or something is not very skilful, effective, good or remarkable.

push paper(s)

To do paperwork that is boring or unimportant in an office

be not worth a fig

If something is not worth a fig, it is not important or considerable.

Origin of Not anything to write home about

This idiom originated in the late 1800s, possibly among troops stationed far from home, and became widespread during World War I.

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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