not+at+all

  • 101not all there —    stupid or confused    It describes a mental state, not that of an amputee:     That poor creature who s not quite all there. (Christie, 1940)    Atypically, all there means keenly intelligent …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 102all — predeterminer, determiner, & pronoun the whole quantity or extent of. ↘[det.] any whatever. ↘[det.] the greatest possible. ↘[pronoun] everything. adverb 1》 completely. 2》 (in games) used after a number to indicate an equal score. Phrases all… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 103all-or-none law — /awl euhr nun /, Physiol. the principle that under given conditions the response of a nerve or muscle fiber to a stimulus at any strength above the threshold is the same: the muscle or nerve responds completely or not at all. [1895 1900] * * * ▪… …

    Universalium

  • 104not a bit — Synonyms and related words: at no hand, by no means, in no case, in no respect, in no wise, nary one, never, never a one, nohow, none, not a hint, not a jot, not a lick, not a mite, not a one, not a particle, not a scrap, not a smitch, not a… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 105all-or-nothing — /awl euhr nuth ing/, adj. not allowing for qualification or compromise; either fully or not at all operative: an all or nothing approach. [1755 65] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 106All Or None - AON — A condition used on a buy or sell order to instruct the broker to fill the order completely or not at all. If there is insufficient supply to meet the quantity requested by the order then it is canceled at the close of the market. For example, if …

    Investment dictionary

  • 107not by a long shot — he is not yet out of the woods, not by a long shot Syn: by no (manner of) means, not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 108all that — 1. noun That, and everything similar; all of that kind of thing; and so on, et cetera. He has been all among the worshippers of Fire in Persia and has seen Persepolis and all that. 2. adjective Of especially good quality; particularly excellent.… …

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  • 109all —   Āpau, pauloa, pau, papau, like ole, puni, holo oko a, paunui.    ♦ All the people, nā kānaka apau loa, pau apau.    ♦ All over, mai ō ā ō.    ♦ All things, kēlā mea, kēia mea.    ♦ All together, pau pū.    ♦ Not at all! Ole wale! A ole loa! …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 110not by a long shot — informal, old fashioned something that you say when you think something is not at all true. Do you think it s as good as her last movie? No, not by a long shot. It s not over yet, not by a long chalk, we still have a very good chance of winning …

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