What does to write home about mean?

to write home about

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

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"The food wasn't much to write home about: it was filthy slop."
"‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’"

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nothing to write home about something to write home about

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