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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Grit Is Non-Negotiable Leading is anything but smooth sailing. Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 The New York City home where Megan Rapinoe lives with her fiancée, WNBA legend Sue Bird, is anything but boring. Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025 This seemingly free and easy infant-feeding technique is anything but. Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025 Big environmental impacts like global greenhouse gas emissions can feel abstract, but for the people living near big cattle operations, the externalities from these facilities are anything but. Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anything but

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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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