Phrase guide

something to write home about

pron · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Something exceptional or noteworthy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: nothing to write home about

History

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: iets om over naar huis te schrijven — something exceptional or noteworthy
  • Finnish: jotain mainitsemista arvoista — something exceptional or noteworthy
  • Irish: thar mholadh beirte — something exceptional or noteworthy
  • Polish: niebywały — something exceptional or noteworthy
  • Spanish: algo del otro mundo — something exceptional or noteworthy