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bar none

Register · Neutral CEFR C1
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Figurative meaning

without exception, especially when declaring something the best in its category

Word picture

Any barrier that might exclude an exception is pictured as removed, leaving none outside the claim.

Example

“This is the most comfortable chair in the office, bar none.”

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

up to scratch Neutral · CEFR B2
good enough to satisfy the expected level of quality
streets ahead Informal · CEFR C1
much further advanced or clearly superior to the competition
a piece of cake Informal · CEFR A2
Something that is very easy to do.
so far so good Informal · CEFR A2
used to say that things have gone well up to now
alive and kicking Neutral · CEFR B1
still healthy, active, or functioning despite age or difficulty
do the trick Informal · CEFR B1
to achieve the desired result or solve a problem

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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