not by a long shot

not by a long shot
BY NO (MANNER OF) MEANS, not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not; Brit. not by a long chalk.
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not by a long shot
Not by any means
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Main Entry: ↑long

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not by a long shot/chalk/way/informal phrase
used for saying that something is not true at all

They’ve achieved a lot, but they haven’t finished yet – not by a long way.

Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likelysynonym
Main entry: long

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by no means

we're not there yet, not by a long shot

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not by a long shot

Our work isn't done yet, not by a long shot. [=we still have a lot more work to do]

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Main Entry: ↑long shot

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not by a ˈlong chalk idiom
(BrE) (also not by a ˈlong shot NAmE, BrE) not nearly; not at all

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It's not over yet— not by a long chalk.

Main entry: ↑longidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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