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not think much of

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  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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Jemma and her husband Marvin did not think much of it until it did not improve, and after four weeks it had become quite extreme.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

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

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

There were some aviators in the compartment who did not think much of me.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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