Definition not so much... in British English

not so much...

phrase

used for saying that one thing or fact is true or important rather than another

Example

It's not so much Mandy I'm worried about, it's you.

Example

It was not so much that the work was difficult, but that it was so boring.

Synonyms and related words

essentially importantly basically

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