not a bit of it

English

Adverb

not a bit of it (not comparable)

(colloquial) Not at all; in no way whatsoever.
- 1942 February, “Notes and News: A Brighton Runaway”, in Railway Magazine, page 55:
  It was vainly hoped that New Cross bank might bring her to a standstill, but not a bit of it; Forest Hill was passed, and on the level the engine began gaily to accelerate.

References

“not a bit of it”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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