Anything like — Anything A ny*thing, n. 1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. [1913 Webster] Did you ever know of anything so unlucky? A. Trollope. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anything like — adverb : in any way : to any extent : at all give anything like an adequate image of the phonetic facts R.M.S.Heffner * * * anything like phrase similar to someone or something else in some way Is Tom anything like his brother? Thesaurus: similar … Useful english dictionary
anything like — or[anywhere near] {adv.} Nearly. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms nothing like or nowhere near . * /It s not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday./ * /Do you think that gold ring is … Dictionary of American idioms
anything like — or[anywhere near] {adv.} Nearly. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms nothing like or nowhere near . * /It s not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday./ * /Do you think that gold ring is … Dictionary of American idioms
anything like - — [with negative] at all like (used for emphasis) it doesn t taste anything like wine … Useful english dictionary
anything like — phrasal in any way ; at all < it s not anything like as good as it used to be > … New Collegiate Dictionary
anything like — similar to someone or something else in some way Is Tom anything like his brother? … English dictionary
anything like with negative — at all like. → anything … English new terms dictionary
anything like somebody — anything like sb/sth idiom (informal) (used in questions and negative statements) similar to sb/sth • He isn t anything like my first boss. Main entry: ↑anythingidiom … Useful english dictionary
anything like something — anything like sb/sth idiom (informal) (used in questions and negative statements) similar to sb/sth • He isn t anything like my first boss. Main entry: ↑anythingidiom … Useful english dictionary
