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User_gary  #356546  Fri, 27 Apr 07 12:08 PM
It might be helpful if you could please tell us what sport are they talking about. It sounds like cricket to me, which I do not know in the least.
 
What does `in the least' mean in the above paragraph?
 
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Conchita57  #356548  Fri, 27 Apr 07 12:10 PM
The full phrase is 'not in the least', which means 'not at all'.

  
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