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Meanings of Not-a-bit:
phraseNot in any way
Usage examples:
She wasn't a bit worried about the test., "are you getting tired?" "not a bit.", i wasn't one bit s…
Meanings of Not-a-dicky-bird:
idiomNothing at all
Usage examples:
We haven't heard a dicky bird from (= spoken to or received a letter from) riza recently.
Meanings of Not-a-one:
phraseNot at all or not even a small amount
Usage examples:
Don't listen to her! there's not a jot of truth (= there is no truth) in what she's saying., none o…
Meanings of Not-a-sausage:
idiomNothing
Usage examples:
"did you find anything out?" "no, not a sausage."
Not-a-thing
θɪŋMeanings of Not-a-thing:
nounA device, product, or part of nature that is not named
Usage examples:
There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…
Meanings of Not-about:
phraseTo be too unpleasant or frightening to think about
Usage examples:
"what if she'd been driving faster?" "it doesn't bear thinking about.", a week without my art class…
Meanings of Not-anything:
idiomInfml to not do something under any conditions
Usage examples:
It was a fantastic party – i wouldn’t have missed it for anything.
Meanings of Not-as-much-as:
idiomIf you say that something is not so much one thing as something else, you mean it is more the second thing
Usage examples:
They're not so much lovers as friends., i don't feel angry so much as sad.
Meanings of Not-cricket:
idiomIf behaviour is not cricket, it is not fair, honest or moral
Usage examples:
It's just not cricket to lie to a friend.
Meanings of Not-cut-out-for:
idiomTo not be the right type of person for something
Usage examples:
I'm not cut out for an office job.
Meanings of Not-done:
idiomNot socially acceptable
Usage examples:
Smoking during a meal is not the done thing.
Meanings of Not-enough:
phraseMuch less than you want or need
Usage examples:
There's not nearly enough food for all these people!, there still wasn't nearly enough evidence to …
Meanings of Not-exact:
adjectiveIn perfect detail; complete and correct
Usage examples:
The exact distance is 3.4 miles., do you have the exact time?, "is it 12 o’clock yet?" "it’s 12:03 …
Meanings of Not-for-a-moment:
idiomUsed to say that you do not think or do something at all
Usage examples:
I don't believe that story for a moment.
Not-for-profit
ˌnɒt.fəˈprɒf.ɪtMeanings of Not-for-profit:
adjectiveNonprofit adjective
Usage examples:
Bethel new life is a not-for-profit community development founded by bethel lutheran church.
Meanings of Not-for-profit-organization:
noun→ nonprofit noun
Usage examples:
This section deals with the tax-exempt status of not-for-profit organizations.
Meanings of Not-go:
phraseIf something might/would not go amiss, it would be useful and might help to improve a situation
Usage examples:
A word of apology might not go amiss., a sense of proportion would not go amiss in all of this., a …
Meanings of Not-have-the-heart-to:
idiomTo lack the desire or strength to do something
Usage examples:
I didn’t have the heart to tell him that his injury would prevent him from playing football.
Meanings of Not-heard:
idiomSaid to emphasize that you think children should behave well and be quiet
Meanings of Not-here:
nounThe idea that a product, system, etc. that was developed somewhere else cannot be as good as one that a company, etc. develops itself
Usage examples:
Many organizations suffer from the not-invented-here syndrome; developers like to invent and are no…
Meanings of Not-in:
idiomNot in any way
Usage examples:
"are you dissatisfied with the results?" "not in the least."
Meanings of Not-likely:
phraseCertainly not!
Usage examples:
"do you want to come running with me?" "not likely!", "are you coming to the extra science class?" …
Meanings of Not-long-for-this-world:
idiomIf someone is not long for this world, they will die soon.
Meanings of Not-much:
idiomVery little, or nothing that is important or interesting
Usage examples:
I had nothing much to do that day., "what did she have to say?" "not much, really."
Meanings of Not-often:
idiomUsually
Usage examples:
In winter it rains a lot, and more often than not, you're carrying an umbrella.
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