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be no great shakes
be no great shakes
slang To be mediocre, unimpressive or disappointing. I don't know why everyone loves that restaurant so much—I've been there before, and it's no great shakes. That defenseman makes a lot of money, but if you ask me, he's no great shakes.
be no great shakes
(informal) to not be very good at doing something He was a very creative chef but no great shakes on the management side of business.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Irit | | - | Hebrew |
| Adele | | AH-de-lə (German), ə-DEL (English), AH-de-le (Finnish) | German, English, Italian, Finnish |
| Ellie | | EL-ee | English |
| Wei | | - | Chinese |
| Tola | | - | Khmer |
| Kelcey | | KEL-see | English (Rare) |