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Meaning of not so much | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Indicates that the speaker identifies with a prior statement to a much lesser degree (or not at all) than the other person.
  2. Indicates that one factor is much more relevant or important than another.

Examples

“My mom really likes spinach; me, not so much.”
“It's not so much that he's a bad person, but that his political views are too extreme.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

not the brightest bulb in the chandelier not the end of the world not the sharpest crayon in the box not the sharpest pencil in the box not the sharpest tool in the box not the sharpest tool in the shed

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