none other than

Meanings

phrase

idiomaticUsed to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect in the given situation.
1 more example
Produced by none other than Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Good Boys again most closely resembles a kind of junior-varsity tryout for that duo's Superbad, down to its modestly affecting emotional through-line: an acceptance of the fact that childhood friendships, forged out of proximity and convenience, aren't always destined to last.
2019 August 14, A. A. Dowd, “Good Boys Puts a Tween Spin on the R-rated Teen Comedy, to Mostly Funny Effect”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021

From Middle English non other than.

More words from Middle English

Chinese Mandarin 正是

正是 (zhèngshì)(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)

Finnish kuka muukaan kuin

kuka muukaan kuin(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)

German niemand anderer als, kein Geringerer als

niemand anderer als(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
kein Geringerer als(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
keine Geringere als(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)

Hungarian nem más, mint

nem más, mint(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)

Polish nikt inny jak

nikt inny jak(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)

Portuguese ninguém menos que

ninguém menos que(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)

Russian не кто иной, как

не кто иной, как (ne kto inoj, kak)(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)

Swedish ingen mindre än, inga mindre än

ingen mindre än(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)
inga mindre än(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)

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