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

“But that will be resisted by some nations that want to do deep-sea mining, etc. I do not think much of substance will happen after the media attention of this event dies down.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Rice did not think much of it, but when he got back to Pullman, he got a biopsy.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023

He did not think much of the Cause.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara