not at all
idiom
—sometimes used as a polite response after an expression of appreciation or thanks
"Thank you for all your trouble." "Not at all."
"That was very kind of you." "Not at all. It was the least I could do."
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Rather, the photo features a very much real — and not at all beheaded — flamingo that photographer Miles Astray captured on the beaches of Aruba two years ago.
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María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Richard Thorne, a bus driver serving as the Transport Workers Union chairman for the Flatbush bus depot, was observed showing up late or not at all for prescheduled overtime shifts seven out of the 10 times he was surveilled between 2022 and 2023.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
The Doctor is somehow not at all curious about a strange woman only Ruby can see, and that’s a wrap.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 25 May 2024
But complex, incisive social critique is not at all what Warhol was after.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
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María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Richard Thorne, a bus driver serving as the Transport Workers Union chairman for the Flatbush bus depot, was observed showing up late or not at all for prescheduled overtime shifts seven out of the 10 times he was surveilled between 2022 and 2023.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
The Doctor is somehow not at all curious about a strange woman only Ruby can see, and that’s a wrap.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 25 May 2024
But complex, incisive social critique is not at all what Warhol was after.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
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“Not at all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20at%20all. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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