by no manner of means
US /baɪ no ˈmænɚ əv minz/
・UK /baɪ nəʊ ˈmænə əv mi:nz/
C1
idm.Absolutely not; in no way or circumstance.
This is by no manner of means an acceptable solution.
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The Noble Lie - Purposes of College Education, Lecture 7
- And if a child of the rulers should be born with an admixture of bronze and iron, by no manner of means are they to take pity on it, but
And if a child of the rulers should be born with an admixture of bronze and iron, by no manner of means are they to take pity on it, but
The Tripartite Soul - Purposes of College Education, Lecture 8
- And if a child of theirs should be born with an admixture of bronze and iron, by no manner of means are they to take pity on it, but
And if a child of theirs should be born with an admixture of bronze and iron, by no manner of means are they to take pity on it, but