nothing to brag home about

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/25/2012 01:15 PM, Arnold Zwicky wrote:
>On Mar 25, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Michael Sheehan wrote:
>
> > Candy Crowley used "nothing to brag home about" when interviewing
> > someone this morning. It sounds strange to my ears, something like a
> > hybrid of "look what the cat dragged home" and "nothing to brag
> > about." It's the word <home> that seems out of place.
>
>surely a blend of "nothing to brag about" and "nothing to write home about".

With a seasoning of "nothing to bring home"?

Joel


> > Imagine my
> > surprise when I found out that it produces 45,000 hits on Google.
> >
>
>arnold
>
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