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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Without careful integration between smart contracts and estate documents, assets could be distributed in unintended ways—or not at all.
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Great movies for kids ages 4 to 6 Do the Wiggles feel any rivalry with people like Ms. Rachel?
Blue Wiggle: Oh, no, not at all.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Flagg grew up in a small town in Maine, a state not at all known for producing top basketball talent.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 30 Mar. 2025
The agency got change, all right, but not at all the kind that the aid community had been requesting.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 28 Mar. 2025
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Great movies for kids ages 4 to 6 Do the Wiggles feel any rivalry with people like Ms. Rachel?
Blue Wiggle: Oh, no, not at all.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Flagg grew up in a small town in Maine, a state not at all known for producing top basketball talent.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 30 Mar. 2025
The agency got change, all right, but not at all the kind that the aid community had been requesting.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Not at all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20at%20all. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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