anything but

Idioms  

1. By no means, not at all, as in He is anything but ambitious for a promotion. William Wordsworth in his long poem, The Prelude (1805–1806), wrote: “Grief call it not, 'twas anything but that.”

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Example Sentences

Realistically the RFU was unlikely to do anything but back the regime with one game still to play in the Six Nations.

From BBC

The circumstances leading to this PR black eye for the men’s hockey team are anything but – and a sharper, braver comedy show would have done a smarter job of acknowledging that while moving the biscuit across the ice.

From Salon

The circumstances leading to this PR black eye for the men’s hockey team are anything but – and a sharper, braver comedy show would have done a smarter job of acknowledging that while moving the biscuit across the ice.

From Salon

They had seen many new things that day, and they didn’t fear anything but the fire.

From Literature

I wouldn’t say a word, wouldn’t do anything but stand on the back of the sled—unless a bootie or a quick snack was needed.

From Literature