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Noun
no great shakes (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.
- Synonym: nothing to write home about
1980 August 30, Patrice Keegan, “Ebersole Misses the Point”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 4:His tactic of pointing out the flaws of the Democrats does not mean that the Republican Party is any great shakes, as he intimates.
2008 August 24, “Your definitive guide to the iPhone”, in The Times, Johannesburg, South Africa, archived from the original on 15 September 2008:The iPhone's 2.0 megapixel camera is no great shakes, but it's good enough as cellphone cameras go.
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