nothing if not
nothing if not (something)
Most characteristically (something); (something) more than any other thing. In this phrase, "not" is always followed by a modifier of some kind that is emphasized as the most prominent attribute. He's nothing if not generous—that's his third donation this week. I am nothing if not patient, but even I have my breaking point.
See also: if, not, nothing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
nothing if not
Above all else, as in He was nothing if not discreet. Shakespeare used this idiom in Othello (2:1): "I am nothing if not critical." [c. 1600]
See also: if, not, nothing
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- nothing if not (something)
- nothing if not something
- high old
- dye
- dye in the wool
- par excellence
- out-and-out
- ever so
- ever so/ever such...
- natural-born