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less than
Idioms and Phrases
Not at all or hardly at all. For example, He had a less than favorable view of the matter , or She had a less than adequate grasp of the subject . This expression uses less in the sense of “a smaller quantity, number, or extent than is implied,†a usage dating from about a.d. 1000. The same sense appears in less than no time , a hyperbolic term for a very short time (as in Don't worry, he'll be here in less than no time ) that dates from about 1800.Example Sentences
It’s been less than 24 hours and I’m sure you’ve had to silence your notifications by now.
There are of course costs - these are estimated at less than £100,000 as the six hubs as the centres will use existing buildings and redeployed staff.
Flintshire is the only county in north Wales with a rise of less than 8%.
Cardiff is the only county where council tax is increasing by less than £100 per year, with Rhondda Cynon Taf and Torfaen the next lowest increases on £108.
Caerphilly and Newport are the next lowest, and the only counties with average bills of less than £2,000 per year.
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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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