not by a jugful

English

Phrase

not by a jugful

  1. (informal, idiomatic) Not by a long way; not at all.
    • 1979, Bernard D. Reams (Jr.), Internal Revenue Acts of the United States, 1909-1950 (page 231)
      Do they [the funds] go into the United States Treasury as a saving to the taxpayers? Not by a jugful. If I understand the process correctly, cash refunds are turned into the United States Treasury, but price reductions inure to the particular department and increase its appropriations by whatever they collect.
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