Idiom
at the very least
Meaning
at least; as an absolute minimum; emphatic form of at the least.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“At the very least, you should call your mother today.”
“The project will take three days at the very least, so do not expect it finished by tomorrow.”
“He realized that at the very least, he owed them a sincere apology for his lack of professionalism during the meeting.”
Examples
simple
“At the very least, you should call your mother today.”
contextual
“The project will take three days at the very least, so do not expect it finished by tomorrow.”
complex
“He realized that at the very least, he owed them a sincere apology for his lack of professionalism during the meeting.”
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