Definition
(I wouldn't go out with him,) let alone (marry him)...: (I would not be his girlfriend,) and I certainly (wouldn't marry him)...
(I can't afford a bike), let alone (a car!): (I don't even have enough money for a bike), so I definitely don't (have enough for a car!)
- "I can't run, let alone swim in the ocean!"
- "In fact, I don't even know if Bob can pronounce the word "sushi", let alone eat it."
- "Bruno will kill me if there is so much as a scratch on it, let alone your nerd urine."
- "I could never even pretend to afford one tenth of one of your companies, let alone both!"
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