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not anything like — not anything like/near/ phrase not at all or not nearly They didn’t get anything near the price they were asking. not anything like as...as: The exam wasn’t anything like as hard as I expected. Thesaurus: not at all … Useful english dictionary
not anything near — not anything like/near/ phrase not at all or not nearly They didn’t get anything near the price they were asking. not anything like as...as: The exam wasn’t anything like as hard as I expected. Thesaurus: not at all … Useful english dictionary
not anything like as good — not anything like as good, much, etc. idiom used to emphasize that sth is not as good, not enough, etc. • The book wasn t anything like as good as her first one. Main entry: ↑anythingidiom … Useful english dictionary
not anything like as much — not anything like as good, much, etc. idiom used to emphasize that sth is not as good, not enough, etc. • The book wasn t anything like as good as her first one. Main entry: ↑anythingidiom … Useful english dictionary
not...anything better — not...anything better/worse/ phrase used for saying that something is the best the worst thing you can think of It was wonderful to have a place of my own. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not...anything worse — not...anything better/worse/ phrase used for saying that something is the best the worst thing you can think of It was wonderful to have a place of my own. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not anything to write home about — nothing/not anything/to write home about phrase not very good The acting was very good but the music was nothing to write home about. Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry: write … Useful english dictionary
Anything — A ny*thing, adv. In any measure; anywise; at all. [1913 Webster] Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed. Robynson (More s Utopia). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anything\ like — • anything like • anywhere near adv Nearly. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms nothing like or nowhere near . It s not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday. Do you think that gold… … Словарь американских идиом
anything — an|y|thing [ eni,θıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) usually in negatives or questions used instead of something when saying or asking whether there is one thing or even a small amount of something: Do you know anything about baseball? He never does anything… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
anything */*/*/ — UK [ˈenɪˌθɪŋ] / US pronoun 1) [usually in negatives or questions] used instead of something when saying or asking whether there is one thing or even a small amount of something Do you know anything about cricket? He never does anything to help.… … English dictionary