not think much of

Idioms  

1. Have little regard for, have a low opinion of, as in Bill doesn't think much of the carpentry work in that house. The phrase not much has been used in this sense since the mid-1800s.

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Example Sentences

Kendrick did not think much of that idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Omar did not think much of his comments.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

Sarah's boyfriend used to say things she did not think much of at the time.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

He recalled that he got congratulatory “attaboys” along the way, but he did not think much of it: “I felt like I had just been in a fight.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

I did not think much of it until two days later, when summer school had resumed after the long holiday weekend.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter