HyperDic: by_no_means

English > 1 sense of the expression *by no means*:
ADVERB	all	by no means, not by a long sight, not by a blame sight	definitely not

English > *by no means*: 1 sense > adverb 1
Meaning	definitely not.
Example	"the prize is by no means certain"
Synonyms	not by a long sight, not by a blame sight
Opposite	by all means	definitely or certainly
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	de ninguna forma, de ninguna manera, en ningun caso
Catalan	de cap manera