never so much as
idiom
—used to say that someone did not do something that was expected or should have been done
She never so much as thanked me for my help.
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And don’t be afraid to stray from the establishment publishers for titles that will never so much as flirt with bestseller lists.
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Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, unlike just about any real person of her generation raised in a major metropolis, Joanne has never so much as heard the word shalom.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
The club acquired the rights to the two-time World Cup champion in a December 2021 trade with the Chicago Red Stars but Ertz never so much as tried on a uniform, stepping away from the game to give birth to her first child, a boy, last August.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
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Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, unlike just about any real person of her generation raised in a major metropolis, Joanne has never so much as heard the word shalom.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
The club acquired the rights to the two-time World Cup champion in a December 2021 trade with the Chicago Red Stars but Ertz never so much as tried on a uniform, stepping away from the game to give birth to her first child, a boy, last August.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
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“Never so much as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/never%20so%20much%20as. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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