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Phrase(s): nothing to write home about
Fig. mediocre; not as good as you expected. • I went to that new restaurant last night. It’s nothing to write home about. • Jill: I went to see a movie last night. Jane: How was it? Jill: Nothing to write home about.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Ordinary or unremarkable, as in The restaurant was all right but nothing to write home about. This idiom originated in the late 1800s, possibly among troops stationed far from home, and became widespread during World War I.
American Heritage Idioms