more or less (/mɔːr ɔːr lɛs/)
phrase · Intermediate · Greetings & Phrases
🔊 /mɔːr ɔːr lɛs/
Meaning
Meaning: approximately
Approximately; almost completely but not exactly.
Examples
🗣 The work is more or less finished.
Etymology
A balancing phrase pairing ‘more’ and ‘less’ to indicate approximation.
How & Where It’s Used
Common for approximations.
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Tags: idiom