NOT BY ANY MANNER OF MEANS


Meaning of NOT BY ANY MANNER OF MEANS in English

{adv. phr.} Not even a little; certainly not. * /He is by no means bright./ * /"May I stay home from school?" "By no means."/ * /Dick worked on his project Saturday, but he is not finished yet, by any means./ Contrast: BY ALL MEANS.

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