anything but
idiom
: not at all
He looked anything but happy.
Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.
This problem is anything but new.
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Playing the Bulls has been anything but fun for the Heat this season, though.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Despite the scientific neatness of these evolutionary explanations, the experience of sadness in a breakup is anything but orderly.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Areas to Visit Port Elizabeth Bequia's main town of Port Elizabeth is anything but busy.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
His road to success and fame was anything but smooth.
—Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Despite the scientific neatness of these evolutionary explanations, the experience of sadness in a breakup is anything but orderly.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Areas to Visit Port Elizabeth Bequia's main town of Port Elizabeth is anything but busy.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
His road to success and fame was anything but smooth.
—Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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