something to write home about
Remarkable enough to share
Something worth mentioning or remarkable enough to share with others.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in the negative: The food was nothing to write home about.
The underlying image is of a traveler encountering something so noteworthy it warrants a letter back to family.
Positive uses are rare and usually ironic or emphatic: Now that's something to write home about.
- memorableWorth holding onto
- remarkableWorthy of attention
- impressiveEvoking admiration or awe
- big dealImportant matter or occurrence
- noteworthyMeriting special attention
highlight · significant · once in a lifetime · extraordinary · outstanding · spectacular · red letter day · rarity · special occasion · joy · postcard · storytelling · tall tale · achievement · bragging rights · uniqueness · nostalgia · excellence
something to write home aboutnothing special
Lacking distinction or note
nothing to write home about · unremarkable · unimpressive · ordinary · run-of-the-mill
something to write home aboutforgettable
Unlikely to be recalled
unmemorable · bland · humdrum · mundane · inconsequential
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