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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That is not at all what was seen with the budgerigars.
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Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
In the 115 years that followed, however, the Pirates have won a World Series championship only four more times, and not at all since 1979 — giving Pittsburgh the of any current major league team.
—Jon Vankin, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
One study found that, compared with their dating peers, students who dated very infrequently or not at all over a seven-year period were seen by their teachers as having better leadership and social skills, and reported fewer symptoms of depression.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Brutal, and not at all an easy watch, this was nonetheless one of the first mainstream films to depict trans identities on the big screen in a humanizing way.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
In the 115 years that followed, however, the Pirates have won a World Series championship only four more times, and not at all since 1979 — giving Pittsburgh the of any current major league team.
—Jon Vankin, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
One study found that, compared with their dating peers, students who dated very infrequently or not at all over a seven-year period were seen by their teachers as having better leadership and social skills, and reported fewer symptoms of depression.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Brutal, and not at all an easy watch, this was nonetheless one of the first mainstream films to depict trans identities on the big screen in a humanizing way.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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