be so-so

To be neither especially good nor especially bad; to be only average, passable, or mediocre. A: "How was the movie?" B: "Eh, it was only so-so. The action was cool, but the story was lame." The book had a very compelling setup, but the writing itself was so-so. This computer costs too darn much to be only so-so in performance.

See also:

so-so
not (all) that good/bad/well/poor/etc.
not all that good, well, etc.
old enough to be (one's) mother
old enough to be mother
one's sunset years
sunset years
twilight
twilight years
rumble on

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