Idiom idiom
not by any means
Meaning
Not at all, not in the slightest
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This is not by any means an easy task.”
“The project is not by any means finished, so we need to keep working through the weekend.”
“The evidence provided is not by any means sufficient to prove his guilt, leaving the jury with significant doubts about the case.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026