fair to middlin'

fair to middling

Neither good nor bad; mediocre; lukewarm. Despite reviews that were fair to middling, the film was a huge box-office success. A: "How was your time in France?" B: "Eh, fair to middling. I expected it to be a lot better, to be honest."
See also: fair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fair to middlin'

Rur. mediocre; not bad but not good. (Middling means 'of average quality.') Tom: How are you feeling today? Bill: Fair to middlin'. My sewing is excellent, but my cooking is only fair to middlin'.
See also: fair
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • fair to middling
  • middlin
  • box-office bomb
  • so-so
  • cult
  • cult classic
  • cult film
  • nothing to write home about
  • not much to boast about
  • nothing to boast about
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