something to write home about

something to write home about
разг.; шутл.
замечательный, восхитительный; см. тж. nothing to write home about и write home about

I say, Lewis, your friend is something to write home about. (C. P. Snow, ‘Time of Hope’, ch. XXVI) — Послушайте, Льюис, ваш друг - личность из ряда вон выходящая.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Something To Write Home About — álbum de The Get Up Kids Publicación 21 de septiembre de 1999 Género(s) emo, indie rock Duración 45:26 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Something to Write Home About — Infobox Album | Name = Something to Write Home About Type = Album Artist = The Get Up Kids Released = September 21, 1999 Recorded = Spring 1999 Mad Hatter Studios Silverlake, California Genre = Emo Indie rock Length = 45:26 Label = Vagrant… …   Wikipedia

  • something to write home about — be nothing much to write home about to not be especially good or exciting. If England won the World Cup, that would be something to write home about! …   New idioms dictionary

  • something to write home about — pronoun Something exceptional or noteworthy …   Wiktionary

  • nothing (or something) to write home about — idi nothing (or something) worth one s notice: This place is nothing to write home about[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • nothing (or something) to write home about — idi nothing (or something) worth one s notice: This place is nothing to write home about[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • write home about — {v. phr.} To become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about. Often used after to . * /Mary s trip to the World s Fair was something to write home about./ * /Joe did a good enough job of painting but it was nothing to write home… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • write home about — {v. phr.} To become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about. Often used after to . * /Mary s trip to the World s Fair was something to write home about./ * /Joe did a good enough job of painting but it was nothing to write home… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • write\ home\ about — v. phr. to become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about. Often used after to . Mary s trip to the World s Fair was something to write home about. Joe did a good enough job of painting but it was nothing to write home about. that… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • write home about — verb See nothing to write home about and something to write home about …   Wiktionary

  • write home about — phrasal : to comment on at length and especially in a favorable manner as a forest, it was nothing to write home about Gerard Newton the entertainment at the embassy was something to write home about …   Useful english dictionary


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