not at all
idiom
—sometimes used as a polite response after an expression of appreciation or thanks
"Thank you for all your trouble." "Not at all."
"That was very kind of you." "Not at all. It was the least I could do."
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While Downstate Illinois took part with various actions during the early founding of the republic, Lake County not at all.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
His post on Truth Social Monday was all about winning, but not at all about economics, which is, well, not his best subject.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
The end seemed to wrap up many plotlines strangely, or not at all, and left one of the key relationships of the season to end on a somewhat confusing note.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In 2023, Bachelier opened a cafe and test kitchen space along Highway 101 in Leucadia that somewhat accidentally became a blockbuster restaurant, though its immediate success was slightly improbable but not at all surprising given the collective talent.
—Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
His post on Truth Social Monday was all about winning, but not at all about economics, which is, well, not his best subject.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
The end seemed to wrap up many plotlines strangely, or not at all, and left one of the key relationships of the season to end on a somewhat confusing note.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In 2023, Bachelier opened a cafe and test kitchen space along Highway 101 in Leucadia that somewhat accidentally became a blockbuster restaurant, though its immediate success was slightly improbable but not at all surprising given the collective talent.
—Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Not at all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20at%20all. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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