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Not to be sneezed at

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Symptoms - Sneezing
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not to be sneezed at

Also, nothing to sneeze at. Not to be ignored or dismissed, as in It's a great honor, not to be sneezed at, or That salary of his is nothing to sneeze at. This expression presumably alludes to turning up one's nose in disdain. [c. 1800]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Symptoms - Sneezing
Is It Allergies or Is It a Cold? Information About Nasal Allergies.
www.Nasal-Allergies.com
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