not by any manner of means - Definition of not by any manner of means from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus

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UK old-fashioned

not in any way

I'm not satisfied with his excuse - not by any manner of means.

(Definition of not by any manner of means from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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not by any manner of means is in the topic Yes, no and not.

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