The speech was given by none other than the vice president.
The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company's own legal department.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
none other (than) — phrase used for expressing surprise that a particular person, often someone famous, has done something or is connected with something The songwriters are none other than Sir Tim Rice and Sir Elton John. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are… … Useful english dictionary
none other than someone — none other than (someone/something) the very famous or important person or thing. The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company s own legal… … New idioms dictionary
none other than — (someone/something) the very famous or important person or thing. The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company s own legal department.… … New idioms dictionary
none — [ nʌn ] function word, quantifier *** None can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. (followed by of ): None of my friends will help me. as an adverb: She pushed him none too gently back … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
none — 1 /nVn/ pronoun 1 not any of something: I was going to offer you some cake but there s none left. | none of: Everyone was talking about it it did not matter to them that none of it was true. | She had inherited none of her mother s beauty. | none … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
none — none1 W2S1 [nʌn] pron [: Old English; Origin: nan, from ne not + an one ] 1.) not any amount of something or not one of a group of people or things ▪ I wish I could offer you some cake but there s none left. ▪ Although these were good students,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
other — oth|er W1S1 [ˈʌðə US ˈʌðər] determiner, adj, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(the second of two)¦ 2¦(the rest)¦ 3¦(additional)¦ 4¦(different)¦ 5¦(opposite)¦ 6 other than 7 none other than somebody 8 the other way around/round 9 the other day/morning/week etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
none */*/*/ — UK [nʌn] / US adverb, pronoun Summary: None can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. (followed by of ): None of my friends will help me. as an adverb: She pushed him none too gently… … English dictionary
other — [[t]ʌ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦ others (When other follows the determiner an, it is written as one word: see another.) 1) ADJ: det ADJ, ADJ n You use other to refer to an additional thing or person of the same type as one that has been mentioned or is known… … English dictionary
none — [[t]nʌ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ 1) QUANT: QUANT of def n None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them. She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself... None of us knew how to treat … English dictionary
