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Phrase(s): nothing to speak of
not many; not much. • John: What’s happening around here? Bill: Nothing to speak of. • Mary: Has there been any rain in the last week? Sally: Nothing to speak of.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Not much, nothing worth mentioning, as in What's been happening in the stock market?? Nothing to speak of, or They've done nothing to speak of about publicity. This expression was first recorded in 1582.
American Heritage Idioms