Meaning & use
fair to middling
Moderately good; neither particularly impressive nor especially poor, only average.
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Ticket sales were fair to middling, enough to cover costs but nothing to celebrate.
When asked how he felt, he said, 'Fair to middling, thanks for asking.'
A note on using this word
Fair to middling is an informal, slightly old-fashioned phrase, originally used to grade cotton and other goods by quality.
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