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.
See also: great, shake

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.
See also: great, shake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Irit-Hebrew
AdeleAH-de-lə (German), ə-DEL (English), AH-de-le (Finnish)German, English, Italian, Finnish
EllieEL-eeEnglish
Wei-Chinese
Tola-Khmer
KelceyKEL-seeEnglish (Rare)