not worth writing home about en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Being nothing to write home about; unremarkable and mediocre.
The powdered eggs, instant potatoes and dried bacon were not worth writing home about, but it was edible and satisfied the immediate hunger.
2013, Linda Arena, Darius: The Planet of Creation, page 51:
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Synonyms
nothing to write home about · pedestrian · mid · no great shakes · indifferent · middling · ok-ok · uninspiring · unexceptional · comme ci comme ça · whatever · comme ci comme ça · moderate · no great shakes · decent · tolerable · lackluster · shitty · nothing to write home about · meh · crappy · ordinary · mediocre · not worth writing home about · OK · average · so-so · okayish