1·He is no great shakes at his new work.
他做这新工作不太在行。
2·I'm no great shakes as a piano player, but I can sing well.
我钢琴弹得不好，但我唱歌唱得好。
3·Her early novels were no great shakes, as she herself fully realized.
她早期的小说并不怎么出色，这一点她自己也十分明白。
4·1: Well, it was no great shakes. The story was mediocre and the acting was just so-so. I was bored except for that new actress - she can't act but she's a beautiful woman.
他说：嗯，这片子毫不出色。故事情节一般，演技也不过如此。除了里面的一位新的女明星之外，其它方面都让我觉得腻烦。这位新星不会演戏，但她是个美女。这里他用了习惯用语no great shakes表示这电影毫不出色、相当平庸。