not by a long chalk
成語所屬單字chalk
not by a long chalk — 慣用語
1. Used to say that something is not true or not finished at all.
1.慣用語
釋義
絕非如此
Used to say that something is not true or not finished at all.
例句
He hasn't won the race yet, not by a long chalk.
Is the project complete? Not by a long chalk.
2. used to emphasise that something is definitely not true or not the case; far fro
2.慣用語
釋義
差得遠；絕不
used to emphasise that something is definitely not true or not the case; far from it
例句
Has she finished the report? Not by a long chalk — she still has three more sections to write.