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NOT BY A LONG SIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does not by a long sight mean?
• NOT BY A LONG SIGHT (adverb)
The adverb NOT BY A LONG SIGHT has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: NOT BY A LONG SIGHT used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NOT BY A LONG SIGHT (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Definitely not
Synonyms:
by no means; not by a blame sight; not by a long sight
Context example:
and that isn't all, not by a long sight
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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