nowhere near

nowhere near
adverb
: not nearly : not by a great deal

purposes nowhere near as good — J.R.Wiggins

operates at nowhere near its theoretical efficiency — Collier's Year Book

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not nearly

he's nowhere near as popular as he used to be

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nowhere near
informal : not at all : not nearly

Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours.

That is nowhere near enough water.

The house is nowhere near finished.

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Main Entry:nowhere

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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