- much less
- much less (do something)
and do not even do this.
When our headlights flashed, the deer barely blinked, much less moved.
They can hardly keep their Internet site running, much less guard against hackers.
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much less — {conj.} And also not; and even less able or likely to. Used after a negative clause. * /I never even spoke to the man, much less insulted him./ * /John couldn t even pick up the box, much less carry it upstairs./ * /George can hardly understand… … Dictionary of American idioms
much less — {conj.} And also not; and even less able or likely to. Used after a negative clause. * /I never even spoke to the man, much less insulted him./ * /John couldn t even pick up the box, much less carry it upstairs./ * /George can hardly understand… … Dictionary of American idioms
much less — conjunction Date: 1615 not to mention used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something less likely < can hardly grow, much less ripen, till the stock is in the earth Jonathan Swift > < he is never going to get… … New Collegiate Dictionary
much less — conjunction Let alone; to say nothing of. This is such a terrible CD; I didnt listen to it, much less buy it. Syn: let alone, not to mention … Wiktionary
Much — Much, adv. [Cf. Icel. mj[ o]k. See {Much}, a.] To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. Much suffering heroes. Pope. [1913 Webster] Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. [1913 Webster] Excellent speech becometh not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Less-than sign — Computing= The less than sign (>) is an original ASCII charater (hex 3C, decimal 60).Angle bracketsThe less than sign is used for an approximation of the opening angle bracket ( #x27E9;). ASCII does not have angle brackets.Programming languageIn… … Wikipedia
less — /les/, adv., a compar. of little with least as superl. 1. to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact. 2. most certainly not (often prec. by much or still): He could barely pay for his own lodging, much less for that of his friend. 3. in… … Universalium
less — See: MORE OR LESS, MUCH LESS … Dictionary of American idioms
less — See: MORE OR LESS, MUCH LESS … Dictionary of American idioms
Less Than Jake — performing in August 2006. Background information Origin Gainesville, Florida, United States … Wikipedia
Less than truckload shipping — Less Than Truckload (LTL) shipping is the transportation of relatively small freight. The alternatives to LTL carriers are parcel carriers or full truckload carriers. Parcel carriers usually handle small packages and freight that can be broken… … Wikipedia
