to speak of

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(something) to speak of

to have so little of something that it is not worth talking about There was no snow to speak of this winter. I really don't have any job benefits to speak of.

Usage notes: usually following a noun in a negative statement, as in the examples, but sometimes used alone in conversation: “Do you get a lot of headaches?” “No, not to speak of.”

See also: speak

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It only remains now to speak of ecclesiastical principalities, touching which all difficulties are prior to getting possession, because they are acquired either by capacity or good fortune, and they can be held without either; for they are sustained by the ancient ordinances of religion, which are so all-powerful, and of such a character that the principalities may be held no matter how their princes behave and live. The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context To speak of it to my husband would be unnecessary and out of the question. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context The weak point in the system of the Circles -- if a humble Square may venture to speak of anything Circular as containing any element of weakness -- appears to me to be found in their relations with Women. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context			to cut a long story short to date to death to die for To each his own to each own To err is human to face to go to have a hollow leg to have the hots for to heart's content to hell and gone to hell with to liking to make a long story short to my mind to no avail to put it another way to put it mildly to put too fine a point on it to say nothing of to say the least to shout about to some extent to speak of to that effect to the best of ability to the bitter end to the bone to the contrary to the core to the ends of the earth to the fore to the four winds to the gunwales to the hilt to the last to the letter to the manner born to the max to the nth degree to the point to the tune of To the victors belong the spoils to top it all to way of thinking to whom it may concern to wit toad toady			To smite hip and thigh To smite off To smite out To smite with the tongue To smoke the pipe of peace To snake one's toilet To snap back To snap off To snub a cable To snuff out to some extent to some extent To Someone Too Sweet To Sleep Alone To Someone Too Sweet To Sleep Alone, So Move Over To sound in To sound the charge To sow one's wild oats to spare to spare to spare To spare one's self to speak to speak To speak a ship To speak by the book To speak by the card To speak fair To speak for Buncombe to speak of To speak out To speak well for To speak with To spin a yarn To spin hay To spin street yarn To spit on To splice the main brace To split hairs To split on a rock To sport one's oak To spot timber To spread cloth To spring a butt To spring a leak To spring a mast To spring a rattle To spring an arch To spring at To spring forth To spring in To spring on To spring the luff To sprunt up

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