ALL meanings of no great shakes
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N n - verb without object no great shakes to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 1
- verb without object no great shakes to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 1
- verb without object no great shakes to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down): Sand shakes off easily. 1
- verb without object no great shakes to move something, or its support or container, briskly to and fro or up and down, as in mixing: Shake before using. 1
- verb without object no great shakes to totter; become unsteady. 1
- verb without object no great shakes to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again. 1
- verb without object no great shakes Music. to execute a trill. 1
- verb with object no great shakes to move (something or its support or container) to and fro or up and down with short, quick, forcible movements: to shake a bottle of milk. 1
- verb with object no great shakes to brandish or flourish: to shake a stick at someone. 1
- verb with object no great shakes to grasp (someone or something) firmly in an attempt to move or rouse by, or as by, vigorous movement to and fro: We shook the tree. 1
- verb with object no great shakes to dislodge or dispense (something) by short, quick, forcible movements of its support or container: We shook nuts from the tree. 1
- verb with object no great shakes to cause to sway, rock, totter, etc.: to shake the very foundations of society. 1
- verb with object no great shakes to agitate or disturb profoundly in feeling: The experience shook him badly. 1
- verb with object no great shakes to cause to doubt or waver; weaken. to shake one's self-esteem. 1
- verb with object no great shakes Music. to trill (a note). 1
- verb with object no great shakes to mix (dice) by rolling in the palm of the hand before they are cast. 1
- verb with object no great shakes to get rid of; elude: They tried to shake their pursuers. 1
- noun no great shakes an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
- noun no great shakes tremulous motion. 1
- noun no great shakes a tremor. 1
- noun no great shakes shakes, (used with a singular verb) Informal. a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, cold, etc. (usually preceded by the). 1
- noun no great shakes a disturbing blow; shock. 1
- noun no great shakes Informal. milk shake. 1
- noun no great shakes the act or a manner of clasping another's hand in greeting, agreement, etc.: He has a strong shake. 1
- noun no great shakes Informal. chance or fate; deal: a fair shake. 1
- noun no great shakes a cast of the dice: He threw an eight on his last shake. 1
- noun no great shakes something resulting from shaking. 1
- noun no great shakes an earthquake. 1
- noun no great shakes a fissure in the earth. 1
- noun no great shakes an internal crack or fissure in timber. 1
- noun no great shakes Music. trill1 (def 9). 1
- noun no great shakes an instant: I'll be with you in a shake. 1
- noun no great shakes Carpentry. a shingle or clapboard formed by splitting a short log into a number of tapered radial sections with a hatchet. 1
- noun no great shakes Horology. (in an escapement) the distance between the nearer corner of one pallet and the nearest tooth of the escape wheel when the other pallet arrests an escape tooth. 1
- noun no great shakes Chiefly South Midland U.S. shaker (def 2). 1
- noun no great shakes a dance deriving from the twist. 1
- noun no great shakes Slang. the dried leaves of the marijuana plant. 1
- idioms no great shakes no great shakes, Informal. of no particular ability; unimportant; common: As opera companies go, this one is no great shakes. 1
- idioms no great shakes shake a leg, Informal. to hurry up; get a move on: You'd better shake a leg or we'll miss the first act. to dance. 1
- idioms no great shakes shake hands. hand (def 79). 1
- idioms no great shakes shake one's head, to indicate disapproval, disagreement, negation, or uncertainty by turning one's head from one side to the other and back: I asked him if he knew the answer, but he just shook his head. to indicate approval, agreement, affirmation or acceptance by nodding one's head up and down. 1
- idioms no great shakes shake the dust from one's feet. dust (def 26). 1
- idioms no great shakes two shakes (of a lamb's tail), a very short time; a moment. 1
- phrase no great shakes If you say that someone or something is no great shakes, you mean that they are not very skilful or effective. 0
- noun no great shakes of no great merit or value; ordinary 0
- noun no great shakes not of outstanding ability, importance, etc.; ordinary 0