not think much of
idiom
: to not like (someone or something) very much
They didn't think much of my idea.
Though the singer was very popular, she didn't think much of him.
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Shelby County Public Library Director Pam Federspiel did not think much of it when an unidentified man checked out 16 books on LGBTQ+ topics from the Shelby County Public Library in Spring 2024.
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Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
McCollum had not seen her for a few days and did not think much of it until Preston's daughter's third birthday party.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Sure, the leaders of a software company might not think much of, say, directing a salesperson to arrange a fake meeting with their rival’s sales representative.
—Chris Mele, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Having been a party member for years, she was accustomed to paying fees and did not think much of it, given party leaders said the money would propel the party forward.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The surviving pilot said the instructor's head rolled back shortly after takeoff, but admittedly did not think much of it.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Then again, those recruiting rankings did not think much of Stetson Bennett.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 Dec. 2022
The Times Editorial Board, which is separate from The Times’ newsroom, does not think much of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment Court to help people struggling with debilitating mental illness and homelessness.
—Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
History clearly records that towering 19th-century Black abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass did not think much of Fourth of July celebrations.
—Dallas News, 6 July 2021
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Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
McCollum had not seen her for a few days and did not think much of it until Preston's daughter's third birthday party.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Sure, the leaders of a software company might not think much of, say, directing a salesperson to arrange a fake meeting with their rival’s sales representative.
—Chris Mele, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Having been a party member for years, she was accustomed to paying fees and did not think much of it, given party leaders said the money would propel the party forward.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The surviving pilot said the instructor's head rolled back shortly after takeoff, but admittedly did not think much of it.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Then again, those recruiting rankings did not think much of Stetson Bennett.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 Dec. 2022
The Times Editorial Board, which is separate from The Times’ newsroom, does not think much of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment Court to help people struggling with debilitating mental illness and homelessness.
—Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
History clearly records that towering 19th-century Black abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass did not think much of Fourth of July celebrations.
—Dallas News, 6 July 2021
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“Not think much of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20think%20much%20of. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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