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no great scratch

phrase

Definitions

  1. Not much good

    Not much good; something of little value or importance.

    • Among the spinners there was one, / Whose name was Samuel Patch; / He moped about, and did his stint / Folks thought him no great scratch.
    • No great scratch whether there's anythin' to kick at or not, but they know better'n to kick me, though they ain't no love for Henry, and he gives them heels plenty of room, […]
    • A private might say, "McClellan thinks he's something, but he's no great scratch."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA