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not to be sniffed at
not to be sniffed at
Not to be despised
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Main Entry: ↑sniff

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not to be sniffed at british informal phrase
very good, or good enough to consider having

A £50,000 a year salary is not to be sniffed at!

Thesaurus: very goodsynonym satisfactory and good enoughsynonym
Main entry: sniff

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not to be ˈsniffed at idiom
(informal) good enough to be accepted or considered seriously

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In those days, $20 was not a sum to be sniffed at.

Main entry: ↑sniffidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.