not a/one bit

phrase

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.

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Naples, though known for its geological instability and its organized crime, fazes them not one bit. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 Toward the east, clear blue sky shined, albeit with not a bit of warm air. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2026 The whole monologue feels bighearted, a little dramatic, and not one bit jaded. Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026 For a woman practically synonymous with a garden hat and farm-to-table cooking, that her last will and testament would return her to the soil is perhaps unsurprising, if not a bit unconventional. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 8 Dec. 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 21 Jul. 2026.

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