not one bit

not one bit

Not a single, tiny bit; not at all. A: "Are you nervous at all about tonight's fight?" B: "Not one bit. This is what I've been training for." I don't get one bit of gratitude from my children for everything you do to keep them happy and healthy.

See also: bit, not, one

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bit

1. n. a jail sentence. (Underworld.) Mooshoo did a two-year bit in Sing Sing.

2. n. a small theatrical part. (From bit part.) It was just a bit, but I needed the money.

3. n. any part of an act; any isolated activity or presentation. I didn’t like that bit concerning penalties.

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