be no great shakes

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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

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"Eh, Miss," said Luke, "he'd be no great shakes, I doubt, let's feyther do what he would for him. The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context More results

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