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  • 81not too — In this often used phrase, too means very or much : I am not too sure I want to do that. I am not too inclined to pay the bill. Not too is an example of litotes, a term meaning understatement, as in not bad for good and far from certain for… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 82not — [14] In Old English and early Middle English the simple particle ne was used for making negative sentences. But it was evidently often felt to be in need of some reinforcement, for purposes of emphasis, and to do this job noht was brought in.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 83not exactly — spoken 1) used for saying that something is slightly different from a particular thing It s not exactly a novel, more an extended short story. 2) used for saying that something that someone says is not completely right You re leaving, aren t you? …

    English dictionary

  • 84not — [14] In Old English and early Middle English the simple particle ne was used for making negative sentences. But it was evidently often felt to be in need of some reinforcement, for purposes of emphasis, and to do this job noht was brought in.… …

    Word origins

  • 85often — See: EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY SO OFTEN, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 86often — See: EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY SO OFTEN, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 87often — See: every now and then or every so often, more often than not …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 88often — adverb we go there often Syn: frequently, many times, many a time, on many/numerous occasions, a lot, as often as not, repeatedly, again and again, time and (time) again; all the time, regularly, routinely, usually, habitually, commonly,… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 89Not to stand on ceremony — Ceremony Cer e*mo*ny, n.; pl. {Ceremonies}. [F. c[ e]r[ e]monie, L. caerimonia; perh. akin to E. create and from a root signifying to do or make.] 1. Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 90Not worth a hair — Hair Hair (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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