to speak of

Idioms  

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

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to speak of

"He started out when there was barely a film industry in this country to speak of," he noted.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

There was no air defense to speak of because Russian authorities had assumed that the refinery, in the Siberian city of Omsk, was too far from Ukraine to be imperiled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Even though they manage to cover car payments, house payments and bills, they’re always in debt and have no real savings to speak of.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

You might enter an old apartment building that’s been rezoned for offices with no waiting room to speak of.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

“Yes, it is beautiful. I feared it had been unhappy and for that reason you chose not to speak of it.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander