Idiom idiom
not by a jugful
Meaning
Not by a long way; not at all.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Is the work finished? Not by a jugful.”
“I thought the project was nearly done, but we are not by a jugful finished with the repairs.”
“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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Last updated August 10, 2026