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not anything like as good — not anything like as good, much, etc. idiom used to emphasize that sth is not as good, not enough, etc. • The book wasn t anything like as good as her first one. Main entry: ↑anythingidiom … Useful english dictionary
not anything like as much — not anything like as good, much, etc. idiom used to emphasize that sth is not as good, not enough, etc. • The book wasn t anything like as good as her first one. Main entry: ↑anythingidiom … Useful english dictionary
not anything near — not anything like/near/ phrase not at all or not nearly They didn’t get anything near the price they were asking. not anything like as...as: The exam wasn’t anything like as hard as I expected. Thesaurus: not at all … Useful english dictionary
anything\ like — • anything like • anywhere near adv Nearly. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms nothing like or nowhere near . It s not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday. Do you think that gold… … Словарь американских идиом
anything like — or[anywhere near] {adv.} Nearly. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms nothing like or nowhere near . * /It s not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday./ * /Do you think that gold ring is … Dictionary of American idioms
anything like — or[anywhere near] {adv.} Nearly. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms nothing like or nowhere near . * /It s not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday./ * /Do you think that gold ring is … Dictionary of American idioms
anything like — phrasal in any way ; at all < it s not anything like as good as it used to be > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Anything like — Anything A ny*thing, n. 1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. [1913 Webster] Did you ever know of anything so unlucky? A. Trollope. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anything — pronoun / eniTIN/ 1 any thing, event, situation etc, when it does not matter exactly which: Anything will do to wedge the door open. | If you believe that, you ll believe anything! | OK, you can borrow the car anything for a quiet life. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
anything — an|y|thing W1S1 [ˈeniθıŋ] pron 1.) any thing, event, situation etc, when it is not important to say exactly which ▪ You can buy anything you want. ▪ He was prepared to do anything to make a bit of money. ▪ Anything would be better than staying at … Dictionary of contemporary English
