From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishby no means/not by any meansby no means/not by any meansUNCERTAINnot at all It is by no means certain that the game will take place. She’s not a bad kid, by any means. → means
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by no means/not by any means• It's difficult, but by no means impossible.• It's not clear by any means where the money is going to come from to fund this project.• It is by no means certain that you'll get your money back. 