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
Hatty	HAT-ee	English
Brennan	['brenən]
Jody	JO-dee	English
Lamprecht	LAHMP-rekht (German)	German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
Dicun	-	Medieval English
Liesbeth	LEES-bət	Dutch