no great shakes

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no great shakes

Inf. someone or something that is not very good. (There is no affirmative version of this.) Your idea is no great shakes, but we'll try it anyway. Ted is no great shakes when it comes to brains.

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			nineteen to the dozen nip nip and tuck nip at nip in the air nip in the bud nip off nitty no big deal no call for no chance No comment no contest no dice no doubt no doubt about it no earthly reason no end no end in sight no end of no expense is spared No fair! No fear! no flies on no good no great shakes no hard and fast rules no hard feelings No harm done no harm, no foul no holds barred no ifs and buts no ifs, ands, or buts no ifs, ands, or buts and no buts about it no joke no kidding No kidding! no laughing matter no less no less than No lie? no love lost no love lost between No man can serve two masters no matter no matter how slice no matter how you slice it no matter what no mean no messing No more Mr Nice Guy			No Further Record No Further Remedial Action No Further Remedial Action Planned No Further Requirement No Further Requirements Determination No Further Response Action Planned No Further Resuscitation No Further Text No Fuse Breaker No Future Ambition No Future Generation No Future Krew No gain without pain No Generics No Girlfriend Since Birth No Girls Allowed No go No Gods No Monsters No Gods, No Masters no good no good no good no good no good No Good Deed Goes Unpunished No Good Television No Grade No Great Loss no great shakes No Greater Love No Greater Love International No Greater Than Minimal Risk No Gum No Gum as Issued No Guns No Money No Gym Required No Hacks No Hair No Hangups No Happy Ending no hard and fast rules No Hard Feelings No Hard Feelings No Hard Feelings Intended No harm done no harm, no foul no harm, no foul No Hassle Web Services No Hatch Controller No Hats Beyond This Point No head No head No head No head No Height no help for it no help for it no help for it No Hematuria and Elevated Serum Creatinine

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