# not by a jugful

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/not-by-a-jugful
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Not by a long way; not at all.

## 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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