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What's not to like/love?

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What's not to like/love
This phrase is a sarcastic way of saying that something has no good features. It may have begun as a form of praise, but I always hear it used to mean the opposite. ("Big deal!" has a similar history.) "What's not to like?" seems the more common version. I believe it originated with Yiddish-speaking immigrants in the United States.

In the UK, it is often used as a form of praise, which seems to be how it began in the USA in the 1970s, as far as I can discover. It hasn't been used here for so long, so maybe we haven't developed the ironic form yet.:(:confused:
 

drsiebenmal

HandyMod
Staff member
We have the ironic: Τι να του/της /ζηλέψω/ζηλέψεις. I think it can be also augmented as Τι να μην του/της ζηλέψω.... You could also try Τι να μου/να μη μου αρέσει (both forms are also negatively used).
 

nickel

Administrator
Staff member
Για το big deal κυρίως, το πιο γνωστό είναι το Σιγά τα λάχανα! Αλλά δεν έχει καμιά ειρωνεία. Ειρωνεία δεν έχει ούτε το Τι να του ζηλέψεις; Ειρωνεία έχει το Όλα του, αξιοζήλευτα ή το Φτου να μη βασκαθεί όταν το λες για κάποιον άσχημο.




Φτου να μη βασκαθεί! Του Κωστάκη μοιάζει; Όχι, του Μήτσου και του Τάκη μοιάζει. (Του μικρού)
 
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