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Meaning of not enough to hang a dog on | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Of evidence, not strong or compelling; with very little or insubstantial evidence.

idiomatic

Examples

“If the evidence had been given at once, I should have said that it looked bad, perhaps, but was not enough to hang a dog on. But after five years of bitter faction?”
“"So there we were, and probably you'll agree with me that all the evidence, so far, was less than you'd hang a dog on."”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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