Phrase guide

none other than

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect in the given situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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History

Etymology

From Middle English non other than.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 正是 (zhèngshì) — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
  • Finnish: kuka muukaan kuin — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
  • German: niemand anderer als — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
  • Hungarian: nem más, mint — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
  • Polish: nikt inny jak — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
  • Portuguese: ninguém menos que — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
  • Russian: не кто иной, как (ne kto inoj, kak) — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
  • Swedish: ingen mindre än — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
  • Swedish: inga mindre än — (used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)