не фонтан

Russian idioms

phrase

Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):

[nye fan-TAN]

Translation / meaning:

(lit.: not a fountain)

no great shakes, no gem, so-so, nothing special

Examples:

  • Я там был, так себе место, не фонтан.
    I've been there, the place is so-so, nothing special.
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