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nothing to write home about

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nothing to write home about

Fig. mediocre; not as good as you expected. I went to that new restaurant last night. It's nothing to write home about. Jill: I went to see a movie last night. Jane: How was it? Jill: Nothing to write home about.

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nothing to write home about

not something that is especially good or exciting The food was all right but nothing to write home about.

Usage notes: often used as a humorous way to describe something that is obviously bad: War is nothing to write home about.

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nothing to write home about

Ordinary or unremarkable, as in The restaurant was all right but nothing to write home about. This idiom originated in the late 1800s, possibly among troops stationed far from home, and became widespread during World War I.

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nothing to write home about

n. something small or inconsequential. I got a little bit of a raise this year, but it was nothing to write home about.

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