not amount to much
idiom
: to not consist of very much or of anything of importance
The evidence didn't amount to much.
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Each increase by itself does not amount to much, but the cumulative effect is to add to the unaffordability of the region.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
Such findings, however, may not amount to much, given that those investigations will soon be handed over to the Trump administration.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2024
People who nevertheless support Trump this time around often argue that his illiberal tendencies did not amount to much during his first term.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Everything did not amount to much: a truck, a small home, and a modest business.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
The visitors also blocked 27 shots, adding to the sense in the building that possession might not amount to much.
—Josh Gross, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
These efforts would probably not amount to much if Western democracies were not already vulnerable to illiberal ideas.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2020
While an individual session may not amount to much skin damage, problems could arise given frequent exposure especially given that another radiation source, tanning beds, has already been proven to increase the risk of skin cancer.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 23 Jan. 2023
Although the snow may not amount to much, there should be plenty of storms to track.
—Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
Such findings, however, may not amount to much, given that those investigations will soon be handed over to the Trump administration.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2024
People who nevertheless support Trump this time around often argue that his illiberal tendencies did not amount to much during his first term.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Everything did not amount to much: a truck, a small home, and a modest business.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
The visitors also blocked 27 shots, adding to the sense in the building that possession might not amount to much.
—Josh Gross, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
These efforts would probably not amount to much if Western democracies were not already vulnerable to illiberal ideas.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2020
While an individual session may not amount to much skin damage, problems could arise given frequent exposure especially given that another radiation source, tanning beds, has already been proven to increase the risk of skin cancer.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 23 Jan. 2023
Although the snow may not amount to much, there should be plenty of storms to track.
—Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
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“Not amount to much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20amount%20to%20much. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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