fair to middling



fair to middling

  (informal)
neither very good nor very bad 'What's your French like?' 'Oh, fair to middling.'
See also: fair

fair to middling

Mediocre, pretty good, so-so, as in I asked them how they liked their new home and John answered, "Fair to middling. This phrase, often a reply to an inquiry about one's health, business, or the like, is redundant, since fair and middling both mean "moderately good." [Mid-1800s] Also see can't complain.
See also: fair

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ruiha-Maori
Bosse-Swedish
LisaLEE-sə (English), LEE-zah (German), LEE-sah (Dutch)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
Kerneels-Dutch
LahjaLAHH-yahFinnish
Diarmuid-Irish, Irish Mythology