not a/one bit
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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.
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The powdered packets taste similar, if not a bit stronger, with vivid hues from artificial food coloring.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
The unscripted moment was initially greeted with laughter inside the room, but stupefied onlookers such as Lupita Nyong'o quickly realized: This was definitely not a bit.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
There are plenty of Scots and Irish in Toronto, but the proceedings are somewhat more civilized, if not a bit Hollywood-twee, what with lapdogs decked out as Michael Keaton’s famous character.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The rookie wasn’t surprised when the pattern repeated itself Monday in Inglewood, Calif. — not one bit.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
The unscripted moment was initially greeted with laughter inside the room, but stupefied onlookers such as Lupita Nyong'o quickly realized: This was definitely not a bit.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
There are plenty of Scots and Irish in Toronto, but the proceedings are somewhat more civilized, if not a bit Hollywood-twee, what with lapdogs decked out as Michael Keaton’s famous character.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The rookie wasn’t surprised when the pattern repeated itself Monday in Inglewood, Calif. — not one bit.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not a/one bit
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“Not a/one bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20a%2Fone%20bit. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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