fair to middling

phrase

: just average : not especially good

The food was fair to middling.

Examples of fair to middling in a Sentence

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Things were going fair to middling with his candidacy until Biden’s catastrophic, catatonic debate performance in June, which caused a major Democratic freak-out and resulted in his grudging departure from the ticket and endorsement of Harris. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

But reviews have generally remained fair to middling, and the brand has grown to seem more like an afterthought in recent years. — Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 24 May 2021

Thus far, the films from the SSU have received a critical mauling, although the box office performances have been fair to middling. — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019