Nothing to sneeze at Meaning in English

expression

US

NUH-thing tuh SNEEZ at

UK

NUH-thing too SNEEZ at

释义

Used to describe something that is important, impressive, or valuable enough that it should not be ignored or underestimated.

用法与细微差别

This is an informal, idiomatic expression. It's often used to emphasize that something is more significant than it might first appear. Commonly appears after amounts, achievements, or offers: 'a salary of $3,000 a month is nothing to sneeze at.' Avoid using literally about sneezing.

• Spanish: no es poca cosa - no es para despreciar
• Portuguese (BR): não é pouca coisa - não se pode desprezar
• Portuguese (PT): não é desprezável - não se deve menosprezar
• Chinese (Simplified): 不可小觑 - 不容小视
• Chinese (Traditional): 不可小覷 - 不容小視
• Hindi: कम मत समझो - हल्के में मत लो
• Arabic: ليس بالأمر القليل - لا يُستهان به
• Bengali: খারাপ নয় - অবহেলা করার মতো নয়
• Russian: пренебрегать нельзя - значимая вещь
• Japanese: 侮れない - 無視できない
• Vietnamese: không phải chuyện nhỏ - không thể xem nhẹ
• Korean: 가볍게 볼 일이 아니다 - 무시할 만한 것이 아니다
• Turkish: küçümsenecek bir şey değil
• Urdu: قابلِ نظرانداز نہیں - معمولی نہیں
• Indonesian: bukan hal sepele - tidak bisa diremehkan

例句

Winning second place is nothing to sneeze at.

basic

This job offer is nothing to sneeze at.

basic

A $500 bonus is nothing to sneeze at.

basic

She already speaks three languages, which is nothing to sneeze at.

natural

It’s only a part-time job, but the pay is nothing to sneeze at.

natural

Twice as many people attended this year—that's nothing to sneeze at!

natural