anything but

an·y·thing

 (ĕn′ē-thĭng′)

pron.

Any object, occurrence, or matter whatever.

adv.

To any degree or extent; at all: They aren't anything like last year's team.

n.

Something or someone of importance: "You had to be something to start with, and Jeremy never was anything" (Anne Tyler).

Idioms:

anything but

By no means; not at all: I was anything but happy about going.

anything goes

Anything is permissible or likely to be tolerated.

like anything

To an exceeding degree: We worked like anything to meet the deadline.

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Translations

tutt'altro che