nothing to write home about

phrase

informal

: not very good or appealing : ordinary

The food at that restaurant is nothing to write home about.

Examples of nothing to write home about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kentucky's offense has been nothing to write home about this season. — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2022

The movie itself is nothing to write home about, but at least Soper has Diana’s likeness and mannerisms down pat, making this one of the better Diana portrayals (jn a Lifetime movie, anyway). — Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2022

Not offensive or bad at all, but nothing to write home about. — Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022

Stafford’s final two seasons with the Lions were nothing to write home about. — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2022

In a pre-Covid world, a $61 million global theatrical opening for a film that comes with a hefty production budget in the range of $200 million would have been nothing to write home about. — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 4 Aug. 2021

Seemingly everyone laughed at the Herm Edwards hiring ahead of the 2018 season, and while 15-11 in two seasons is nothing to write home about, the Sun Devils could be ready for a breakthrough. — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020

Rhymes for nothing to write home about

• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout
• dugout