anything but
phrase
: not at all
He looked anything but happy.
Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.
This problem is anything but new.
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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