- shakes, no great
- Not very good or efficient.
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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great shakes — ● shake … Useful english dictionary
great — great1 W1S1 [greıt] adj comparative greater superlative greatest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(large)¦ 2¦(excellent)¦ 3¦(important)¦ 4¦(generous)¦ 5¦(extremely skilful)¦ 6¦(big)¦ 7¦(doing something a lot)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
great — great1 W1S1 [greıt] adj comparative greater superlative greatest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(large)¦ 2¦(excellent)¦ 3¦(important)¦ 4¦(generous)¦ 5¦(extremely skilful)¦ 6¦(big)¦ 7¦(doing something a lot)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
great — /greIt/ adjective VERY GOOD 1 spoken a) very good; excellent: We had a great time at the fair. | You can come after all? Great! | It s great to see you again! b) used when you really think that something is not good, satisfactory or enjoyable at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
great shakes — See no great shakes … English idioms
great shakes — See shakes … A concise dictionary of English slang
Great Evil Beast — The Great Evil Beast is a powerful cosmic entity that appeared in the DC Comics Swamp Thing storyline, American Gothic. In the storyline, the Great Evil Beast rises out of the darkness and prepares to invade Heaven. The angels are helpless to… … Wikipedia
no great shakes — (informal) NOT VERY GOOD, unexceptional, unmemorable, forgettable, uninspired, uninteresting, indifferent, unimpressive, lacklustre; informal nothing to write home about, nothing special, not up to much. → shake * * * no great shakes (informal)… … Useful english dictionary
no great shakes — {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is no great shakes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
no great shakes — {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is no great shakes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
