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What is "fair to middling"

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fair to middling

a. (context idiomatic usually hyphenated when placed before noun English) Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable. alt. (context idiomatic usually hyphenated when placed before noun English) Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable.

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fair to middling

adj. about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" [syn: adequate, passable]

Usage examples of "fair to middling".

But Belle Starr's father had been a judge back in Missouri, and Belle had a little education, she played the piano fair to middling, and she wanted above all to be a lady.