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Not by a long sight   /nɑt baɪ ə lɔŋ saɪt/   Listen
Not by a long sight

adverb
1.
Definitely not.  Synonyms: by no means, not by a blame sight.  "And that isn't all, not by a long sight"






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"Not by a long sight" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Not by a long sight, Tayoga," replied Willet with energy. "I'm no braggart, I hope, but you Iroquois don't call me Great Bear for nothing. My muscles are as hard as ever, and my wind's as good. I can lift more and carry more upon my shoulders than any other man in ...
— The Hunters of the Hills • Joseph Altsheler

... one. "It's not that at all, the correcteur and the debouchoir are not the same thing. Not by a long sight! I ought to know, hadn't I, my father's chief gunner ...
— With Those Who Wait • Frances Wilson Huard



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