nothing to be sniffed at
nothing to be sniffed at
Not something that should be ignored, dismissed, or treated with disdain; something that is not inconsequential. The amount of votes she managed to muster is nothing to be sniffed at. Sure, a hundred bucks isn't a huge amount to have won, but it's definitely nothing to be sniffed at!
See also: nothing, sniff
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- assumption
- labor under (something)
- labor under an assumption
- hope not
- (I) hope not
- not (one's) long suit
- not for a second
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- ain't