not so dusty

not so dusty

Fairly or passably good; acceptable or adequate. Primarily heard in UK. We had a cricket team of our own when I was a young lad. We weren't so dusty, either!
See also: dusty, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

not so dusty

(of a person's health or situation) fairly good. British informal, dated
See also: dusty, not
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • good enough for government work
  • a Jack the Lad
  • Jack the Lad
  • koshe
  • (all) well and good
  • (something) is one thing, (something else) is (quite) another
  • it's one thing to (do sth), it's another thing to (do sth else)
  • it's one thing to (do sth), it's quite another to (do sth else)
  • it's one thing to do A, it's another to do B
  • dusty
References in classic literature
The Shaggy Man had a room of his own in the royal palace, so there he went to change his shaggy suit of clothes for another just as shaggy but not so dusty from travel.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Howell's putting was light years superior to Pod's at The Wynyard and although Harrington is a past Dunhill champion, Howell's record in the event is not so dusty either and I shall be a heap poorer if he fails to concede two in Cantor's 72-hole match-up.
Sports Betting: Golf: Canonica ready to blow away rivals
Foley Millennium, Not So Dusty, Blythe Spirit and Salon Prive have made each other's acquaintance Foley Millennium won by a length,Blythe Spirit needs6f to show his best.
Tanya Stevenson: McBRIDE FOR SECOND POST
He picked up a three-day ban (May 15-17) for using his whip with excessive frequency on Not So Dusty, winner of the Shotton Paper Race To Recycle Handicap.
Loder's Parasol in a Million
He picked up a three-day ban (May 15 to 17) for using his whip with excessive frequency on Not So Dusty, winner of the Shotton Paper Race To Recycle Handicap.
RACING: Dettori at the double
Lingfield: 1.55 Dance To The Blues, 3.00 Not So Dusty, 3.35 Tahtheeb.
Trading Post: View from the training centres: Lambourn
The opening-day handicaps look bookies' benefits but if you want to take the books on I suggest Researched (4.55) and Not So Dusty (5.30) for small stakes.
Horse Racing: HAWK EYE TO GIVE IRISH A ROYAL FLYER; And Clodovil looks a tasty French fancy in Palace treat
Class members at the Percival Guildhouse will launch their book, Not So Dusty, during this weekend's Family Arts Weekend at the St Matthew's Street venue.
Dame Thora's message
Not So Dusty has had a break since Chester, his first run on turf, and he should improve.
Today's Verdict: Weight and rating point to classy Dileer in Duke of Edinburgh
Also in hot water was Seb Sanders, the rider receiving a three-day suspension (May 15 to 17) for using his whip with excessive frequency after bringing Not So Dusty to pinch the five-furlong handicap.
Chester: Dettori insists Parasol can still progress after landing four-timer
"I won a juvenile race at Bath with her dam and I have her two-year-old brother Not So Dusty as well as her four-year-old half-sister Sal's Gal."
Sandown: Makin not surprised over Sadie's upset win
He also has good course form to his name after finishing eighth on his Slaley Hall bow last year - and his current form is not so dusty either, having placed tenth at Forest of Arden and 15th at Wentworth.
Golf: Back French duo to prosper in the Great North lottery