not by a long chalk

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   not nearly; not at all

   Not by a long shot.

   and she smelled of tuberoses, which is not my favorite perfume, not by a long shot.

In the movies · 2

• Not by a long shot.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018
• and she smelled of tuberoses, which is not my favorite perfume, not by a long shot.Sunset Boulevard1950

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• Sunset Boulevard1950
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