November also saw the visits of a DEC review team, a BRCS review team and an internal audit visit. All of these reviews congratulated us on the quality and speed of our work - not only are we achieving outputs but are also doing it well, no *mean* achievement.
2007-12-03 13:29:08 · 5 answers · asked by Ron 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The word "mean" means in this context, average or ordinary. "No mean achievement" therefore means "no average or ordinary achievement", or in other words, "an extraordinary achievement".
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2007-12-03 13:32:24 · answer #1 · answered by olin1963 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was no small achievement. It took considerable effort and attention to quality.
'Mean' used to be a synonym for 'stingy' or 'small.'
2007-12-03 21:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As read it simply means that it actually was the result of hard work or much effort (ie mean meaning small, inadequate etc., in this case).
2007-12-03 21:44:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no mean achievement/feat
a great achievement:
Getting the job finished on time was no mean achievement.
2007-12-03 21:33:56 · answer #4 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
small
2007-12-03 22:10:34 · answer #5 · answered by inkgddss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋