purposes nowhere near as good — J.R.Wiggins
operates at nowhere near its theoretical efficiency — Collier's Year Book
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he's nowhere near as popular as he used to be
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Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours.
That is nowhere near enough water.
The house is nowhere near finished.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nowhere near — See: ANYTHING LIKE … Dictionary of American idioms
nowhere near — See: ANYTHING LIKE … Dictionary of American idioms
nowhere near — ► nowhere near not nearly. Main Entry: ↑nowhere … English terms dictionary
nowhere near — not in any way. It was a long list and it was nowhere near complete. The movie was nowhere near as bad as Erin said it was. Holzman was nowhere near the player Carey is. Usage notes: used for emphasis … New idioms dictionary
nowhere near — This is a colloquial or dialectal expression meaning not nearly or scarcely. Its use is not standard in a sentence such as I am nowhere near ready to eat … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
nowhere near — cvb idi not nearly: nowhere near enough food[/ex] … From formal English to slang
nowhere near — not nearly. → nowhere … English new terms dictionary
nowhere\ near — See: anywhere near … Словарь американских идиом
nowhere near — very far from, not at all close to … English contemporary dictionary
not anywhere nowhere near — not anywhere near/nowhere near idiom far from; not at all • The job doesn t pay anywhere near enough for me. Main entry: ↑nearidiom … Useful english dictionary
