nothing to sneeze at

English

Etymology

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Noun

nothing to sneeze at (uncountable)

1. (informal) Something that is decent, acceptable, or worthwhile.

   Their music may not be worthy of radio time, but it's nothing to sneeze at.

Translations

Note: These translations might not be noun phrases.

something decent or acceptable

• Danish: ikke til at kimse ad
• Finnish: ei olla mitään valittamista (+ inessive)
• Hungarian: nem semmi, nem megvetendő, nem jelentéktelen, nem elhanyagolható
• Italian: non da buttare (literally “not [something] to throw away”)
• Portuguese: não ser de se jogar fora (literally “not to be [something] to be thrown away”) (verb)
• Spanish: no ser moco de pavo (literally “not be [the] snood of [a] turkey”) (verb)
• Swedish: ingenting att fnysa åt

See also

• no mean feat