be nothing short of (something)

To be exemplary a particular quality. (That quality is then stated after "of.") It's nothing short of astonishing that she got the whole house cleaned in time for her dinner party. I'm surprised we weren't asked to leave the restaurant because the kids' behavior was nothing short of atrocious.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hana (3)	hah-nah	Japanese
Marise	-	French
RocÍO	ro-THEE-o (Spanish), ro-SEE-o (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Eldred	EL-drəd	English
Lelio	-	Italian
Chin	-	Chinese