not to be sneezed at



not to be sneezed at

Also, nothing to sneeze at. Not to be ignored or dismissed, as in It's a great honor, not to be sneezed at, or That salary of his is nothing to sneeze at. This expression presumably alludes to turning up one's nose in disdain. [c. 1800]
See also: not, sneeze

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DarrylDER-əl, DAR-əlEnglish
Teresate-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Lata-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Tracey['tresi]
Miho (2)mee-hoJapanese
Nanaya-Near Eastern Mythology