Words For Average Performance

adjective Fair to middling is an idiomatic expression used to describe something that is average or moderate in quality or condition.

preposition The word 'to' in this expression is a preposition that connects the two adjectives 'fair' and 'middling'.

• The performance of the company was fair to middling compared to its competitors.
• I'd say the party was fair to middling, nothing too exciting but not boring either.
• The new restaurant we tried was fair to middling, I've had better.
• His mood was fair to middling, not overly happy but not completely sad either.