亚洲网紅露点

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nothing to write home about



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Idioms and Phrases

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.
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The food was nothing to write home about, but our mediocre meal was supplemented by respectable cocktails and an even better view of the sunset.

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"The exodus of nurses is not going to stop because of our poor conditions of service. Our salary is nothing to write home about and in two weeks you spend it. It's from hand to mouth."

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The first came after I read the work she reviewed and realized the piece wasn't nothing to write home about, and two, Caron did get it, she understood my jokes and timing even though they weren't enough to drive home the points I was trying to make, which is a problem.

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Rooms with views remain few and far between on the dining landscape, and they generally come with a caveat: food that鈥檚 nothing to write home about.

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It was nothing to write home about 鈥 as my partner put it, some food just 鈥渢astes like nothing鈥 鈥 but it wasn鈥檛 offensively bad.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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nothing to speak ofnothing ventured, nothing gained