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English
Conjunction
much less
- (idiomatic) Let alone; to say nothing of.
- 1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xxi:
- Of the thing that sustains him through trials man has no inkling, much less knowledge, at the time.
1919, Parker Hoysted Fillmore, The Three Citrons:Why, not even a little bird or a tiny butterfly comes here, much less a human being!
- 1895. M.K. Gandhi, Petition to Natal Legislative Assembly
- It is hopeless for him to return to India and expect to earn bread, much less to make a fortune.
Usage notes
The idiomatic construction follows this form:
- "not , much less " – "She was so poor that she had not a single coin, much less the large amount demanded."
- "not , much less ." – "He has broken his ankle. He can not even walk, much less run and jump".
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