I'm not by any means an expert on ancient pottery, but I can identify the most common types.

When applying for jobs, remember: it's not what you know but who you know; networking opens doors that qualifications alone often cannot.

As the old proverb says, it's not the whistle that pulls the train; true progress is achieved by steady effort, not by loud boasts.

Tom is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but everyone appreciates his kindness.

When asked if she was bothered by the criticism, she replied that she was not in the slightest.

I was not in the least surprised by the news.

When his daughter solved the complex puzzle with the same quiet focus as he always did, everyone joked, 'the apple does not fall far from the tree.'

The engineering department's not invented here bias prevented them from adopting the superior third-party library.

The new smartphone is not a patch on last year's model in terms of battery life.

At the protest she held up a sign that read 'make love, not war' and smiled at the crowd.