not at all
idiom
—sometimes used as a polite response after an expression of appreciation or thanks
"Thank you for all your trouble." "Not at all."
"That was very kind of you." "Not at all. It was the least I could do."
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But the premises of this New York space will remind you not at all of a diner but of a sophisticated but unpretentious dining room done all in red with pink and red tablecloths.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Somehow, the Democrats are blithely not at all proposing an alternative approach.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The conversation around Emilia Pérez has come to focus on the awards-campaign sideshow, and not at all on the movie’s theoretical merits.
—Mike Pearl, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
With tenures at Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Fendi (to name but a few), Jones boasts an enviable collection that’s not at all limited to his former employers.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Somehow, the Democrats are blithely not at all proposing an alternative approach.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The conversation around Emilia Pérez has come to focus on the awards-campaign sideshow, and not at all on the movie’s theoretical merits.
—Mike Pearl, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
With tenures at Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Fendi (to name but a few), Jones boasts an enviable collection that’s not at all limited to his former employers.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Not at all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20at%20all. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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