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anything but

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anything but
not The minister and the church leaders are all deaf, yet the service is anything but silent.
Usage notes: used to emphasize that something is the opposite of what you might expect
See also: anything, but
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Her eyes blazed up, and she jumped for him like a wild-cat, and when she was done with him she was rags and he wasn't anything but an allegory.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
The wings ain't anything but a uniform, that's all.
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So take care, child, you don't call him anything BUT Mr.
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