“a bit (of)”

The following 4 entries include the term a bit (of).

a bit of a/an

idiom

used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite

a bit of all right

noun phrase

: someone or something very pleasing

a bit of crumpet

noun phrase

: a person who is sexually attractive

not a bit of it

idiom

used to say that something expected or possible did not happen or is not true


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