The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sneeze \Sneeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sneezing.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fne['o]san.] To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose.
Not to be sneezed at, not to be despised or contemned; not
to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] ``He had to do with old
women who were not to be sneezed at.''
--Prof. Wilson.
Usage examples of "not to be sneezed at".
The flint tools found at Ain Fritissa (Eastern Morocco) are not to be sneezed at either.
And four thousand francs are not to be sneezed at by a poor woman whose husband lies in bed.
One may be determined to embrace martyrdom gracefully, but a day of reprieve is not to be sneezed at.
It meant he wouldn't be home until well past dawn, but in cold weather a sure ride was not to be sneezed at.