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not by a jugful

idiom
Meaning

Not by a long way; not at all.


Examples
SIMPLE

Is the work finished? Not by a jugful.

CONTEXTUAL

I thought the project was nearly done, but we are not by a jugful finished with the repairs.

COMPLEX

Although the politician claimed the new policy would solve the crisis, the reality was that it was not by a jugful sufficient to address the underlying economic instability.

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