After all, if it hadn’t been for Sam[uel] Goldwyn Farley [Granger] might very well be a nothingburger. However, I have a hunch this whole arrangement is on a friendly basis.
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Nothingburger
//ˈnʌθɪŋbəːɡə//
Synonyms for "nothingburger" (90 found)
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11 translations across 6 languages.
Danish
2 entries- fupnummer noun (something of little importance)
- varm luft noun (something of little importance)
Finnish
1 entries- yhtä tyhjän kanssa noun (something of little importance)
German
3 entries- Lacher noun (something of little importance)
- Luftnummer noun (something of little importance)
- heiße Luft noun (something of little importance)
Macedonian
1 entries- ништо плескавица noun (something of little importance)
Swedish
2 entries- skitsak noun (something of little importance)
- struntsak noun (something of little importance)
Welsh
2 entries- mân beth noun (something of little importance)
- peth dibwys noun (something of little importance)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
I've had two fantastic mothers—one a hero who flew planes—and I turned out to be just a big nothingburger with no courage at all.
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She [Anne Gorsuch Burford] calls NACOA [the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere] a "joke" and a "nothingburger," whatever that is. Nothing I could say could more graphically demonstrate the contempt she has shown, and will continue to show again, for public service in general and for environmental protection in particular.
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Except for Easter, isn't March kind of a nothingburger (unless your birthday is in it!) month? Shall we try to make it memorable?
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