not in the least

not in the least
not at all & not in the least
certainly not; absolutely not. •

No, it doesn't bother me—not at all.

I'm not complaining. Not me. Not in the least.

* * *
{adv. phr.} Not at all. * /She was not in the least interested in listening to a long lecture on ethics./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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