to speak of

1. Worth mentioning; see nothing to speak of; not to mention.

Example Sentences

The view itself was nothing to speak of — dumpsters, power lines, the occasional good dog sighting — but the light was generous, forgiving, the kind that makes even a chipped coffee mug glow like stained glass.

From Salon

In contrast, America’s recent generals — Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell of Desert Storm fame, Tommy Franks in Iraq in 2003, David Petraeus and Stanley McChrystal of the “fragile” and “reversible” Iraq and Afghan “surges” — have left anything but a legacy of excellence or moral leadership, not to speak of decisive victory.

From Salon

And this is without even beginning to speak of an identity that is demonstrably northern Irish with its shared dry humour.

From BBC

Certainly it is much easier to speak of an Irish identity in Britain now that there is peace in Northern Ireland.

From BBC

The nuclear threat endangers not only global peace and security but the very continuity of the human species, not to speak of the simple survival of life on Earth.

From Salon