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Idioms and Phrases

By no means, not at all, as in He is anything but ambitious for a promotion . William 51³Ô¹Ïsworth in his long poem, The Prelude (1805–1806), wrote: “Grief call it not, 'twas anything but that.â€
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After all, he’s the leader of the country that, only 30-odd years ago, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, was considered the “lone superpower†on planet Earth and now is anything but.

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"There are many possible causes of wear, and we are not there to diagnose anything but to flag problems to medical teams," he said.

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"Russia's involvement of China, along with other countries, whether directly or indirectly, in this war in Europe is a clear signal that Putin intends to do anything but end the war," he said.

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I see Hojlund as a number nine, while Zirkzee is a nine-and-a-half to a 10 - anything but a centre-forward.

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Yet, initially, Saint-Martial looks anything but modern.

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