so much as

Definitions

1. 1

   Even

   Even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.

   • Without so much as a by your leave, he walked into the office and started digging through my files. Then off he went, without so much as a ‘goodbye’.
   • If she so much as looked at another man, I’d divorce her!
   • Well, she seems to have lost all interest in the horses. For a week now she has driven past the stables with never so much as 'good morning'!
2. 2

   But rather.

   • I’m not enjoying the meal so much as admiring the atmosphere.

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