anything but
idiom
: not at all
He looked anything but happy.
Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.
This problem is anything but new.
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But as the Celtics will tell you, for the last seven-plus years, it’s been anything but.
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
He has not been accused of anything but inattention, though at $298,400 per year, that's a self-firing offense.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
Marketed as ‘Happiness in a bottle,’ this dangerous product is anything but.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2024
Blessed with a glorious soprano and the ability to make any song her own, McDonald shines equally bright whether singing musical theater favorites, bluesy laments, Tin Pan Alley chestnuts or jazz standards that sound anything but standard in her gifted hands.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
He has not been accused of anything but inattention, though at $298,400 per year, that's a self-firing offense.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
Marketed as ‘Happiness in a bottle,’ this dangerous product is anything but.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2024
Blessed with a glorious soprano and the ability to make any song her own, McDonald shines equally bright whether singing musical theater favorites, bluesy laments, Tin Pan Alley chestnuts or jazz standards that sound anything but standard in her gifted hands.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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