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it wasn't only only en · X

Etymology

From a quote by World Rally Championship ex-driver Henning Solberg, in turn a literal translation of Norwegian Bokmål Men men, det er ikke bare bare.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:Norway, rare, slang) An act or task was harder to do than it might seem.
    • But but, it wasn't only only. Sometime between February 2004 and 9 May 2008, exact date unknown, Sigve Kvamme, quoting Henning Solberg, WRC TV / Dagbladet, retrieved 16 Oct 2023:
    • It's not only only, but but 2023 October 7, Cecilie Bolander, Instagram, retrieved 16 Oct 2023:
    • Then you could use http client again 🙂 still a bit hacky, but but it isn’t only only 2017 April 12, Christian Westgaard, Enomic Community Forum, retrieved 26 Dec 2023:
    • It isn’t only only, to be a fly fisherman today. 2022 July 5, Andrew Byles, Instagram, retrieved 17 Oct 2024:
    • It wasn't only only, but but. 2017 September 2, Folk som liker bøker (team), Apple Podcasts, retrieved 16 Oct 2023:

Relateds

but but · but but, it wasn't only only

Synonyms

easier said than done