Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
write home about — {v. phr.} To become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about. Often used after to . * /Mary s trip to the World s Fair was something to write home about./ * /Joe did a good enough job of painting but it was nothing to write home… … Dictionary of American idioms
write\ home\ about — v. phr. to become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about. Often used after to . Mary s trip to the World s Fair was something to write home about. Joe did a good enough job of painting but it was nothing to write home about. that… … Словарь американских идиом
write home about — verb See nothing to write home about and something to write home about … Wiktionary
write home about — phrasal : to comment on at length and especially in a favorable manner as a forest, it was nothing to write home about Gerard Newton the entertainment at the embassy was something to write home about … Useful english dictionary
Something to Write Home About — Infobox Album | Name = Something to Write Home About Type = Album Artist = The Get Up Kids Released = September 21, 1999 Recorded = Spring 1999 Mad Hatter Studios Silverlake, California Genre = Emo Indie rock Length = 45:26 Label = Vagrant… … Wikipedia
nothing to write home about — (informal) UNEXCEPTIONAL, mediocre, ordinary, commonplace, indifferent, average, middle of the road, run of the mill; tolerable, passable, adequate, fair; informal OK, so so, bog standard, (plain) vanilla, no great shakes, not so hot, not up to… … Useful english dictionary
Something To Write Home About — álbum de The Get Up Kids Publicación 21 de septiembre de 1999 Género(s) emo, indie rock Duración 45:26 … Wikipedia Español
not anything to write home about — nothing/not anything/to write home about phrase not very good The acting was very good but the music was nothing to write home about. Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry: write … Useful english dictionary
nothing to write home about — pronoun Not exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good. The vegetables were okay, but the soup was nothing to write home about. Ant: something to write home about … Wiktionary
nothing to write home about — To say that something is nothing to write home about means that it is not of great interest or importance. Okay, she s written a couple of books, but nothing to write home about … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
