nothing to sneeze at

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Etymology

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Noun

nothing to sneeze at (uncountable)

(informal) Something that is decent, acceptable, or worthwhile.
Their music may not be worthy of radio time, but it's nothing to sneeze at.

Translations

something decent or acceptable

Danish: ikke til at kimse ad
Finnish: ei olla mitään valittamista (+ inessive)
Hungarian: nem semmi, nem megvetendő, nem jelentéktelen, nem elhanyagolható
Italian: non da buttare (literally “not to throw away”)
Polish: niezły (pl)
Portuguese: não ser de se jogar fora (literally “not to be to be thrown away”) (verb)
Spanish: no ser moco de pavo (literally “not be snood of turkey”) (verb)
Swedish: ingenting att fnysa åt

See also

no mean feat

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