let alone

Idioms  

1. See leave someone alone .

2. Not to mention, as in We have no room for another house guest, let alone an entire family . [c. 1800]

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let alone

"Six companies, none of them European, let alone British. In that world, here's the BBC. It's the most trusted organisation by over half a billion people."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

It found that “virtually no company” in their sample “made a significant dividend cut out of choice rather than need, let alone to fund a bold investment for future growth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

She and her husband were working harder and harder but weren’t managing to spend time with their kids, let alone get ahead financially.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

“I’m just really waiting to hear when he’s going to get on the field, let alone take live BP,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

What if Jamal Mamoo was only being nice when he called me talented, and I actually don’t have what it takes to get more than a participation trophy, let alone into a Hall of Fame?

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan