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just about
Idioms and Phrases
Almost, very nearly, as in This job is just about done , or At just about midnight we'll uncork the champagne . This phrase is sometimes used alone, as in Are you finished yet?—Just about . It uses about in the sense of “nearly,” a usage dating from the early 1600s.Example Sentences
In the hostile land of “The Last of Us,” survival is not just about staying alive, but making choices about what that life will look like, and mean, in the end.
For royal author Sally Bedell Smith, it's no longer just about where Meghan pivots next, but how Prince Harry fits into that.
Like I said, it was just about listening to them, about their scenarios, how they calculate things.
"The timing couldn't be worse - being in the middle of trade negotiations only deepens our disadvantage. This isn't just about market access; it's the whole package," says Mr Dhar.
And a breakdown can affect just about everywhere: If Africa or the Baltic Sea or the Philippines were to become isolated, the repercussions would be felt all over the globe.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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