nothing short of something
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used for saying how extreme a situation is
The whole evening was little short of a complete disaster.
nothing short of a miracle: Nothing short of a miracle can save us now.
Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing completeness or extremeness
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little/nothing short of ˈsth idiom
used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth
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Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.
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The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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nothing short of something — nothing short of (something) strongly showing this quality. She is nothing short of amazing in her latest movie. Usage notes: used to emphasize the quality mentioned … New idioms dictionary
nothing short of — (something) strongly showing this quality. She is nothing short of amazing in her latest movie. Usage notes: used to emphasize the quality mentioned … New idioms dictionary
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little short of something — nothing/little/short of something phrase used for saying how extreme a situation is The whole evening was little short of a complete disaster. nothing short of a miracle: Nothing short of a miracle can save us now. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing… … Useful english dictionary
nothing — 1 / nVTIN/ pronoun 1 not anything; no thing: Nothing ever happens in this town. | There s nothing in this box. Throw it away. | He said nothing about it to me. | nothing new/bad etc: Why are you still in bed when there s nothing wrong with you? | … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nothing less than — 1. Quite as much as 2. Tantamount to 3. Formerly, anything rather than • • • Main Entry: ↑less nothing less than or nothing short of 1. At least 2. Downright • • • … Useful english dictionary
nothing — [nuth′iŋ] pron. [ME < OE na thing, nan thing] 1. a) no thing; not anything; naught b) no part, element, trace, etc. [nothing of kindness in him] 2. a) something of little or no value, seriousness, etc.; trifle … English World dictionary
nothing — [[t]nʌ̱θɪŋ[/t]] ♦ nothings 1) PRON INDEF NEG Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something. I ve done nothing much since coffee time... Mr Pearson said he knew nothing of his wife s daytime habits... He was dressed in jeans… … English dictionary
short — I [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES ♦ shorter, shortest (Please look at category 24 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADJ GRADED If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does… … English dictionary
short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
