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bar none
For sure; unequivocally. This is the best restaurant in town, bar none. Stephanie got the lead in the school play because she's the best actress in the school, bar none.
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bar none
with no exceptions. (Follows an assertion.) This is the best of all, bar none.
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bar none
Also, barring none. Without exception, as in This is the best book I've read all year, bar none. [Mid-1800s]
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bar none
You use bar none to emphasize that someone or something is the best of their kind. He is simply the best goalscorer we have ever had, bar none. Coronation Street is the best programme on TV, bar none.
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bar none
with no exceptions. 1866 M. E. Braddon Lady's Mile Your ‘Aspasia’ is the greatest picture that ever was painted—‘bar none’.
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bar ˈnone
without exception: This is the best apple pie I’ve ever tasted, bar none.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017