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ain't ⇨ ain't; aint verb replaces am not, are not, is not, has not, have not. A widely used solecism UK, 1710
idiomain'tit ain't all that AmEAmE(also sb ain't all that)slang said when you do not think something or someone is as good or special as someone else does:"You know what movie I want to see? 'Higher Learning' - it's out on video." "Yeah, I know, but it ain't all that."Next time Julie tries to make you feel bad, you just tell her she ain't all that.if it ain't broke, don't fix it(also if it ain't broke, why fix it?)spoken said in order to disagree with someone who wants to change the way something works or is done, because you believe it works well the way it is:These guys on the board are always trying to dream up new schemes for revitalizing business. I keep saying if it ain't broke, don't fix it.Hundreds of people called in to complain about changes in the TV schedule. "If it ain't broke, why fix it?" one man asked.
ain'tslang A word that can be used as a contraction for "is not," "am not," "are not," "have not," and "has not." I just ain't comfortable living in a big city like this. We ain't seen that movie yet. ain’t 1 in. is not. (see also If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, If it ain’t broke, fix it till it is, That ain’t hay!, There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.) Saying “Ain’t ain’t in the dictionary” ain’t so. |