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Definition anything but in British English

anything but phrase

phrase
1

used for emphasizing that a particular word does not describe someone or something, because the opposite is true about them

Example

Unfortunately, our hosts were anything but friendly.

Example

Jake's no fool - anything but!

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Definition anything but in British English