“not like”

The following 3 entries include the term not like.

not like that

phrase

: not the same (as something or someone was formerly)

not like the look of

phrase

used to mean that one thinks that the way something appears suggests something bad or unpleasant

not like the sound of (something)

phrase

: to not like the idea of what is suggested by (something said or described) : to feel that what is suggested sounds bad or serious


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