English idiom

bar none

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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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Component words

bar none

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

up to scratch

good enough to satisfy the expected level of quality

streets ahead

much further advanced or clearly superior to the competition

a piece of cake

Something that is very easy to do.

so far so good

used to say that things have gone well up to now

alive and kicking

still healthy, active, or functioning despite age or difficulty

do the trick

to achieve the desired result or solve a problem

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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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