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nothing to sniff at
nothing to sniff at
Not something that should be ignored, dismissed, or treated with disdain; something that is not inconsequential. The amount of votes she managed to muster is nothing to sniff at. Sure, a hundred bucks isn't a huge amount to have won, but it's definitely nothing to sniff at!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Columba | | ko-LOOM-ba (Late Roman), kə-LUM-bə (English) | Late Roman |
Maala | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Baade | | ['ba:hdʊh] | |
Ajax | | AY-jaks (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
MargarÉTa | | MAWR-gaw-ray-taw | Hungarian |
Asaph | | AY-saf (English) | Biblical |