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English in a Minute: Nothing to Sneeze At

[하늬바람] 2019. 4. 29. 20:35

Nothing to Sneeze At

 

https://youtu.be/868rHwrR304?t=23

Hey Anna !

Tell me how the bread-baking contest went !

Jonathan. I didn't win.

I should have, but I didn't....

What's that trophy for?

Oh this? I came in second.

Oh stop! 

Second place is nothing to sneeze at !

It is when there are only two people in the contest...

 

 

The phrase "Nothing to Sneeze At" means that something is not small or unimportant

It should be taken seriously.

 

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