“not to”

The following 6 entries include the term not to.

not to be missed

idiom

: so worthwhile that one should experience it

not to put too fine a point on it

idiom

used in an ironic way to introduce a very strong and usually critical statement

not to say

idiom

used to introduce a more forceful or critical way of describing someone or something

not to worry

idiom

used to say that there is no cause for concern or worry

that's not to say

idiom

: that does not mean

used not to

idiom

used to say that something did not exist or repeatedly happen in the past but exists or happens now


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