not by a jugful

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英文释义

短语
  1. Not by a long way; not at all. idiomatic,informal
    — Do they [the funds] go into the United States Treasury as a saving to the taxpayers? Not by a jugful. If I understand the process correctly, cash refunds are turned into the United States Treasury, but price reductions inure to the particular department and increase its appropriations by whatever they collect.
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