not a/one bit
idiom
variants
or not (in) the least/smallest/slightest/tiniest bit
: not at all
It didn't interest me a bit.
I'm not the least bit interested in this movie.
Examples of not a/one bit in a Sentence
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The comedians announced the new podcast — aptly, if not a bit basically, named the Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast — on Friday, and the first episode will be released on Monday.
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
For 2023, Watson said craft beer production was down 2% to 4% at midyear and will likely be down at least that much -- if not a bit more -- for all of 2023.
—John Magsam, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2023
The Ducks are favored by 19 points in early betting lines, and that feels fair — if not a bit low.
—Bill Oram, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
Production has a crew that works at all hours, including an overnight producer that ensures not one bit of renovating, or drama, is missed.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The balm felt very moisturizing if not a bit greasy because it’s got a petroleum jelly-like consistency — a little goes a long way.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
Assuming the first unmanned SLS launch is successful, NASA would have to spend at least $4 billion more to produce a second SLS for the first crewed test flight, since not one bit of the launch vehicle is reusable.
—Robert Poole, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
Two notable mistakes by Cam Rising — a pick near the Bruins goal line early and a fumble that led to a UCLA touchdown late helped the Utes not one bit.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
And oh, holy wow, your support obligates them to produce grandchildren for you not at all, not a bit, not even the fading memory of a bit written in sand.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
For 2023, Watson said craft beer production was down 2% to 4% at midyear and will likely be down at least that much -- if not a bit more -- for all of 2023.
—John Magsam, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2023
The Ducks are favored by 19 points in early betting lines, and that feels fair — if not a bit low.
—Bill Oram, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
Production has a crew that works at all hours, including an overnight producer that ensures not one bit of renovating, or drama, is missed.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The balm felt very moisturizing if not a bit greasy because it’s got a petroleum jelly-like consistency — a little goes a long way.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
Assuming the first unmanned SLS launch is successful, NASA would have to spend at least $4 billion more to produce a second SLS for the first crewed test flight, since not one bit of the launch vehicle is reusable.
—Robert Poole, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
Two notable mistakes by Cam Rising — a pick near the Bruins goal line early and a fumble that led to a UCLA touchdown late helped the Utes not one bit.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
And oh, holy wow, your support obligates them to produce grandchildren for you not at all, not a bit, not even the fading memory of a bit written in sand.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
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