b [否定語に伴って] まだまだ…でない, …とは大違いで.🔗⭐🔉

b [否定語に伴って] まだまだ…でない, …とは大違いで.

・The bus was not (anywhere) near full. バスはとても満員とは言えなかった.🔗⭐🔉

・The bus was not (anywhere) near full. バスはとても満員とは言えなかった.

・⇒NOWHERE near.🔗⭐🔉

・⇒NOWHERE near.

4 《古》 つましく, けちくさく (thriftily).🔗⭐🔉

4 《古》 つましく, けちくさく (thriftily).

・live near.🔗⭐🔉

・live near.

(as) nar as one can d… …し得る限りでは.🔗⭐🔉

(as) nar as one can d… …し得る限りでは.

as nar as can b to ding 危🔗⭐🔉

as nar as can b to ding 危うく…しそうで.

・He was as near as could be to getting drowned. 危🔗⭐🔉

・He was as near as could be to getting drowned. 危うくおぼれ死ぬところだった.

(as) nar as dmmit＝as nar as mk🔗⭐🔉

(as) nar as dmmit＝as nar as mkes n dfference [mtter] 《英口語》 ほとんど (virtually).

・It was right as near as dammit. それはほとんど当たっていた.🔗⭐🔉

・It was right as near as dammit. それはほとんど当たっていた.

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