It was a minor offense at most.
He had been gone 15 minutes at the most.
Their new house lot is a quarter acre at most.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
The Most High — High High, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. [1913 Webster] 2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low. [1913 Webster] 3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn. [1913 Webster] {High, low,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The most feck — Feck Feck, n. [Abbrev. fr. effect.] 1. Effect. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Efficacy; force; value. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. Amount; quantity. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] He had a feck o books wi him. R. L. Stevenson. {The most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make the most of — {v. phr.} To do the most you can with; get the most from; use to the greatest advantage. * /She planned the weekend in town to make the most of it./ * /George studied hard. He wanted to make the most of his chance to learn./ * /The teacher went… … Dictionary of American idioms
make the most of — {v. phr.} To do the most you can with; get the most from; use to the greatest advantage. * /She planned the weekend in town to make the most of it./ * /George studied hard. He wanted to make the most of his chance to learn./ * /The teacher went… … Dictionary of American idioms
For the most part — Most Most (m[=o]st), a., superl. of {More}. [OE. most, mast, mest, AS. m[=ae]st; akin to D. meest, OS. m[=e]st, G. meist, Icel. mestr, Goth. maists; a superl. corresponding to E. more. [root]103. See {More}, a.] 1. Consisting of the greatest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
for the most part — {adv. phr.} In general; mostly; most of the time; commonly; generally. * /European countries are, for the most part, tired of war./ Syn.: BY AND LARGE, ON THE WHOLE … Dictionary of American idioms
for the most part — {adv. phr.} In general; mostly; most of the time; commonly; generally. * /European countries are, for the most part, tired of war./ Syn.: BY AND LARGE, ON THE WHOLE … Dictionary of American idioms
For the most part — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
for the most part — phrasal in general ; on the whole < for the most part the crowd was orderly > … New Collegiate Dictionary
at the most — See: AT MOST … Dictionary of American idioms
at the most — See: AT MOST … Dictionary of American idioms
