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1 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) nekas sevišķs* * *nekā sevišķa; nekas sevišķs; diez kas nav -
2 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) tricināt; trīcēt; drebēt2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) satriekt; iedragāt (ticību u.tml.)2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) Viņš sakratīja pudeli.2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) kokteilis•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up* * *purināšana, kratīšana; drebuļi, trīsas; šoks, satricinājums; mirklis; sprauga, plaisa; zemestrīce; piena kokteilis; izturēšanās; trilleris; šeiks; kratīt, purināt; trīcēt, drebēt; saviļņot, satraukt; iedragāt, satricināt
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great shakes — ● shake … Useful english dictionary
great shakes — See no great shakes … English idioms
be no great shakes — informal to not be very good at doing something. He was a very creative chef but no great shakes on the management side of business … New idioms dictionary
(be) no great shakes — be no great ˈshakes idiom (informal) to be not very good, efficient, suitable, etc. Main entry: ↑greatidiom … Useful english dictionary
great shakes — See shakes … A concise dictionary of English slang
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
No great shakes — Shake Shake, n. 1. The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation. [1913 Webster] The great soldier s honor was composed Of thicker stuff, which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
no great shakes — If someone is no great shakes at something, they are not very good at it. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say that someone or something is no great shakes means that they are useless, ineffective or not very good. He s a good… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
no great shakes — If someone is no great shakes at something, they are not very good at it … The small dictionary of idiomes
