英语词汇“by a long chalk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	by a long chalk
释义	by a long chalk phrase [oft with brd-neg, PHRASE with cl] You can use by a long chalk to add emphasis to something you are saying. [British, emphasis] The rest of us hadn't finished our drinks, not by a long chalk. See full dictionary entry for chalk by a long chalk in British English British informal by far See full dictionary entry for chalk by a long chalk said to add emphasis to a statement, especially a negative statement or one that contains a superlative Where do you think you're going, Kershaw? You haven't finished by a long chalk. Examples of 'by a long chalk' in a sentence by a long chalk And, really, Mr Horsforth had not pulled his weight so far, not by a long chalk. Barnard, Robert THE DISPOSAL OF THE LIVING The rest of us hadn't finished our drinks, not by a long chalk, but the Finn seemed to want more. Barnard, Robert DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE
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by a long chalk