Meaning of not by a jugful | Babel Free

Definitions

Not by a long way; not at all.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“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 they collect.”

CEFR level