not a bit of it
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English[edit]
Adverb[edit]
not a bit of it (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Not at all; in no way whatsoever.
- 1942 February, “Notes and News: A Brighton Runaway”, in Railway Magazine, page 55:
- It was vainly hoped that New Cross bank might bring her to a standstill, but not a bit of it; Forest Hill was passed, and on the level the engine began gaily to accelerate.
References[edit]
- “not a bit of it”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.