by no means | not by any (manner of) meansidiomPart ofmeansby no means | not by any (manner of) meansby no means | not by any (manner of) means — idiomidiom1. Not at all; used to emphasize a negative statement.1.idiomDefinitionNot at all; used to emphasize a negative statement.ExampleThis problem is by no means easy to solve.The project is not finished, not by any means.