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not by a jugful

not by a jugful phrase: not by a long way; not at all.

Phrase

not by a jugful

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Not by a long way; not at all.
    • Do they [the funds] go into the United States Treasury as a saving to the taxpayers? Not by a jugful. If I understand the process correctly, cash refunds are turned into the United States Treasury, but price reductions inure to the particular department and increase its appropriations by whatever...1979, Bernard D. Reams (Jr.), Internal Revenue Acts of the United States, 1909-1950 (page 231)

Questions about not by a jugful

What does not by a jugful mean?
Not by a jugful means not by a long way; not at all.
What part of speech is not by a jugful?
Not by a jugful is a phrase.

Words near not by a jugful in the dictionary

  1. not be able to hit the broad side of a barn
  2. not be caught dead
  3. not bear thinking about
  4. not before time
  5. not but
  6. not by a jugful
  7. not by any manner of means
  8. not by any means
  9. not care beans
  10. not cricket
  11. not do someone any favors

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