not at all
idiom
—sometimes used as a polite response after an expression of appreciation or thanks
"Thank you for all your trouble." "Not at all."
"That was very kind of you." "Not at all. It was the least I could do."
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And what Miami is going to look like in 50 years is not at all like what Miami looks like today and Phoenix and Austin.
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Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
When Bridges is beaten at the point of attack, the Knicks’ defensive shell collapses, forcing rotations that often come late — or not at all.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim have shown why the organization is not at all worried about those two lengthy contracts.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Both of those unexpected guest spots painted him as game for anything, and prove that Noah Kahan is, in fact, not at all mid.
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—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
When Bridges is beaten at the point of attack, the Knicks’ defensive shell collapses, forcing rotations that often come late — or not at all.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim have shown why the organization is not at all worried about those two lengthy contracts.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Both of those unexpected guest spots painted him as game for anything, and prove that Noah Kahan is, in fact, not at all mid.
4.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Not at all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20at%20all. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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