not\ to\ mention

not\ to\ mention
• not to mention
• not to speak of
• to say nothing of
Without ever needing to speak of; in addition to; besides. - Used to add something to what you have said or explained.

Dave is handsome and smart not to mention being a good athlete.

They have three fine sons, not to speak of their two lovely daughters.

Sally takes singing and dancing lessons to say nothing of swimming and tennis lessons.

Compare: let alone, to speak of

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  • not to mention — (someone/something) and also someone or something else. Gaining weight didn t help her health, not to mention the high blood pressure that ran in her family. They don t have any of the players from that championship team anymore, not to mention… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not to mention — adverb much less (Freq. 2) she can t boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal • Syn: ↑let alone * * * IN ADDITION TO, as well as; not counting, not including, to say nothing of, aside from, besides. → …   Useful english dictionary

  • not to mention — or[not to speak of] or[to say nothing of] Without ever needing to speak of; in addition to; besides. Used to add something to what you have said or explained. * /Dave is handsome and smart not to mention being a good athlete./ * /They have three… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to mention — or[not to speak of] or[to say nothing of] Without ever needing to speak of; in addition to; besides. Used to add something to what you have said or explained. * /Dave is handsome and smart not to mention being a good athlete./ * /They have three… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to mention — if the party s canceled, we ll have to notify the guests, not to mention the caterers Syn: in addition to, as well as; not counting, not including, to say nothing of, aside from, besides …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • not to mention — phrasal not even yet counting or considering ; and notably in addition < a proposal that s risky and expensive, not to mention unethical > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • not to mention — conjunction much less, let alone Betsy cant seem to boil the potatoes, not to mention prepare an entire meal …   Wiktionary

  • not to mention — used for adding a comment that emphasizes the main idea of what you have already said The weather here is gorgeous, not to mention the wonderful food …   English dictionary

  • not to mention — idi in addition to: They own two houses, not to mention a boat[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • not to mention someone — not to mention (someone/something) and also someone or something else. Gaining weight didn t help her health, not to mention the high blood pressure that ran in her family. They don t have any of the players from that championship team anymore,… …   New idioms dictionary

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