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paзг.дaлeкo нe, oтнюдь нe, coвceм нe, никoим oбpaзoмThey haven't beaten me yet. Not by a long chalk (F. Hardy). It's against the rules to have your wife or sister or anybody like that, except on visiting days... but all the rules ain't kept around here by a long shot (Th. Dreiser). Their first visit to the theatre together... Well, it wouldn't be the last, by a long way (A J. Cronin) -
3 not by a long chalk / not by a long shot
not by a long chalk / not by a long shotfamiliar ni por mucho, ni de lejosEnglish-spanish dictionary > not by a long chalk / not by a long shot
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• Not by a long chalk [shot]! Отнюдь нет! Никоим образом! Ни за что!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Not by a long chalk!
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12 Not by a long shot!
• Not by a long chalk [shot]! Отнюдь нет! Никоим образом! Ни за что!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Not by a long shot!
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13 not by a long chalk
разг.(not by a long chalk (уст. not by chalks или not by long chalks))вовсе не(т), отнюдь не(т), далеко не; см. тж. by a long chalk‘Should I be the youngest mayoress?’ ‘Not by chalks,’ said he. ‘Huskinson's sister was sixteen.’ (A. Bennett, ‘The Card’, ch. XII) — - Буду ли я самой молодой женщиной, которая вышла замуж за мэра? - Не будете, - ответил Денри. - Сестра Хаскинсона вышла замуж за мэра, когда ей было шестнадцать лет.
It was about this time that I first came into personal contact with that great revolutionary, Tom Mann. Not that it was by any means the first time that I had seen or heard him - not by a long chalk! (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 8) — Примерно в это время я познакомился с видным революционером Томом Манном. Это, конечно, отнюдь не означает, что до этого я никогда не видел или не слышал его.
She turned and looked squarely at Francis. ‘He's not my ideal by a long chalk...’ (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 13) — Дженни повернулась и взглянула на Фрэнсиса. - Я совсем не считаю его идеалом красоты...
Not much like Blackpool, he told himself, not by a long chalk. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. 8) — "Деревня совсем не похожа на Блэкпул, - подумал он, - ничего общего"
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adv infmlIt's not what I would have chosen for myself, not by a long chalk — Я бы ни за что такое себе не выбрал
I'm not the fool you think I am, not by a long shot — Я совсем не такой дурак, как ты думаешь
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not by a long chalk etc
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разг.далеко не, отнюдь не, совсем не, никоим образом, ни за что; см. тж. by a long shot...it's against the rules to have your wife or sister or anybody like that, except on visiting days... but all the rules ain't kept around here by a long shot. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LIV) —...правда, наши правила не разрешают жене, сестре или кому-нибудь еще приходить в неположенные дни... но ведь далеко не все правила соблюдаются здесь в точности.
If I'm not clever I can't help it, but I'm not the fool you think I am, not by a long way, I can tell you. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 75) — Может, я и не бог весть какая умница, тут ничего не поделаешь, но я совсем не такая дура, какой ты меня считаешь. Уж ты мне поверь!
Their first visit to the theatre together... Well, it wouldn't be the last by a long way. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book II, ch. 3) — Первый раз они были вместе в театре... "Что ж, - говорил он себе, - и, разумеется, не последний"
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20 not by a long shot
никоим образом; отнюдь не; далеко неIt's not over by a long shot. — Это далеко не конец.
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См. также в других словарях:
not by a long chalk — not by a long shot/chalk/way/informal phrase used for saying that something is not true at all They’ve achieved a lot, but they haven’t finished yet – not by a long way. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likely … Useful english dictionary
not by a long shot — See: BY A LONG SHOT … Dictionary of American idioms
not by a long shot — See: BY A LONG SHOT … Dictionary of American idioms
not by a long way — not by a long shot/chalk/way/informal phrase used for saying that something is not true at all They’ve achieved a lot, but they haven’t finished yet – not by a long way. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likely … Useful english dictionary
(not) by a long shot — informal (not) by far or at all. → long shot … English new terms dictionary
not by a long shot — ► (not) by a long shot informal (not) by far or at all. Main Entry: ↑long shot … English terms dictionary
not by a long shot — BY NO (MANNER OF) MEANS, not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not; Brit. not by a long chalk. → shot * * * not by a long shot Not by any means • • • Main Entry: ↑long * * * not by a long shot/chalk/way/ … Useful english dictionary
not 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 … New idioms dictionary
not 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
not by a long sight — adverb definitely not the prize is by no means certain and that isn t all, not by a long sight • Syn: ↑by no means, ↑not by a blame sight • Ant: ↑by all means (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
not by a long shot — very little chance, not likely That horse won t win, not by a long shot. It s old and slow … English idioms