not one iota

Idioms  

1. Not even the smallest amount, as in He got not one iota of thanks for his efforts. This usage appeared in slightly different form in the New Testament (Matthew 5:18): “One jot [iota] ... shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled.” (The noun jot comes from the Greek iota.)

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not one iota

“There is not one iota of evidence that would support his unhinged conspiracy theory.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2022

“There is not one iota of truth that my office is engaged in any racial bias in this case or any other case,” Spitzer said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022

"The notion that there’s sabotage — I mean, there is not one iota of evidence at this point," Carmack-Altwies added.

From Fox News ● Feb. 18, 2022

That they don’t have a Black female role model who ascended to those levels of stardom deters them not one iota; they plan to be the change they want to see in Nashville.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2021

Quicker and quicker, greedy, wanting to encompass everything, to miss not one iota of pleasure.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya