nothing to speak of
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nothing to speak of
Not much, nothing worth mentioning, as in What's been happening in the stock market?
Nothing to speak of, or They've done nothing to speak of about publicity. This expression was first recorded in 1582.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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