Be no mean feat In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be no mean feat", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zack Phuc calendar 2021-07-15 09:07

Meaning of Be no mean feat

Be no mean feat idiom

If an achievement or a result is no mean feat, it is considered to be highly significant, strenuous or greatly remarkable.

It is no mean feat to find a job in Italy as a foreigner.

Getting a B in his literature class is no mean feat. He is notorious for being an insatiable professor.

He got a full score in the national exam of Physics, which was considered to be no mean feat by everyone else.

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Travelling to different places helps you expand your knowledge. 

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The results of one's hard efforts.

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A notable success or achievement, especially one in a long string or list of similar ones.

be a howling success

When you describe something as a howling success, you mean that it is outstandingly successful.

Grammar and Usage of Be no mean feat

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate

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