nothing to write home about

adjective

Not exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.

“The vegetables were okay, but the soup was nothing to write home about.”

Similar
comme ci comme çano great shakesnot worth writing home aboutaveragecrappymoderatedecentindifferent
Opposite
something to write home about
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Meanings

adjectivenothing to write home about (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableNot exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.

    The vegetables were okay, but the soup was nothing to write home about.

    Synonyms: comme ci comme ça, no great shakes, not worth writing home about, average, comme ci comme ça, crappy, moderate, decent · Antonyms: something to write home about

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.

Similar
comme ci comme çano great shakesnot worth writing home aboutaveragecomme ci comme çacrappymoderatedecentindifferentlacklustermehmediocremidmiddlingno great shakesnot worth writing home aboutOKokayishordinary
Opposite
something to write home about
Also see
averagec-gradeindifferentmediocremehmidmiddlingno great shakesnot worth writing home aboutokayishordinaryso-sotolerableunexceptionaluninspiring

Translations

Dutch niets om over naar huis te schrijven
  • niets om over naar huis te schrijvennot exceptional
Finnish ei kovin kaksinen
  • ei kovin kaksinennot exceptional
French ce n'est pas le Pérou, ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard
  • ce n'est pas le Pérounot exceptional
  • ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canardnot exceptional
German damit kann man keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken
  • damit kann man keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlockennot exceptional
Irish cuibheasach gan a bheith maíteach
  • cuibheasach gan a bheith maíteachnot exceptional
Polish nic specjalnego, szału nie ma
  • nic specjalnegonot exceptional
  • szału nie manot exceptional
Portuguese nada de especial, nada de mais
  • nada de especialnot exceptional
  • nada de maisnot exceptional
Russian не о чём да́же рассказа́ть
  • не о чём да́же рассказа́ть (ne o čom dáže rasskazátʹ)not exceptional
Spanish nada del otro mundo, nada para tirar cohetes
  • nada del otro mundonot exceptional
  • nada para tirar cohetesnot exceptional
  • nada que destacarnot exceptional
  • nada espectacularnot exceptional
Swedish inget att hänga i julgranen, inget vidare
  • inget att hänga i julgranennot exceptional
  • inget vidarenot exceptional
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MLA

“nothing to write home about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nothing%20to%20write%20home%20about. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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