in the least

Idioms  

1. Also, in the slightest. At all, in the smallest degree. These terms are nearly always used in a negative context. For example, I don't care in the least what you do with the money, or It doesn't matter in the slightest whether or not you attend. [c. 1600] They may also be put as not in the least or not in the slightest, as in I am not in the least worried about the outcome, or The heat doesn't bother me in the slightest. In the least dates from about 1600; in the slightest has been used in the sense of “emphatically unimportant or trifling” since the late 1500s.

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in the least

She insisted she was not in the least bit techy and was able to build her company after a lot of sleepless nights, research and "bugging people" who know about tech.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

We made great friends with our new neighbors, one of whom is an actor and not in the least bit flaky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

“In the end, we are all the same,” he said, “and we remember it right there, in the least noble and most necessary place.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

American carries more debt than Delta or United, but it also has the newest fleet among the three and is probably in the least rush to replace aging jets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025

And Mick—her face was urgent and she said a good deal that he did not understand in the least.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers