Idiom
let alone
Meaning
you use this to say that if a simple thing is impossible, then a more difficult thing is definitely impossible.
Examples
“I cannot walk, let alone run a marathon.”
“He does not have enough money for a coffee, let alone a new car.”
“The exhausted traveler could barely stand, let alone continue the long journey through the mountains.”
Examples
simple
“I cannot walk, let alone run a marathon.”
contextual
“He does not have enough money for a coffee, let alone a new car.”
complex
“The exhausted traveler could barely stand, let alone continue the long journey through the mountains.”
- Level
- C1 · Advanced
- Updated