Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bar none
English answer:
with no exceptions (Concise Oxford Dictionary)
Added to glossary by
Christine Andersen
Jun 29, 2004 06:33
19 yrs ago
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English term
User Manuals, Codes of Conduct, Medical
Native in: Malay 
Works in: English to Malay, Malay, Malay to English
bar none
English
Art/Literary
Slang
"ABC is the best company in the world, bar none."
I know that Bar None is a chocolate bar sold in the US? What does this mean here?
I know that Bar None is a chocolate bar sold in the US? What does this mean here?
Responses
| 5 +5 | no question |
Christine Andersen
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| 5 +4 | without any exception |
Jack Doughty
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| 5 +3 | without exception |
n/a (X)
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Responses
+5
4 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
&
English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
no question
without exception / with no exceptions (Concise Oxford)
used colloquially or emphatically
used colloquially or emphatically
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Oh I see! So the chocolate bar got its name from this phrase and not the other way around? Pardon my ignorance!
Thanks all. I'm selecting Christine's answer because hers was entered first."
+3
5 mins
without exception
It means that taking into account all other companies, ABC is stil the best in the world.
Peer comment(s):
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Vicky Papaprodromou
26 mins
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Thanks Vicky
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
1 hr
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Thank you
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| agree |
Aisha Maniar
2 hrs
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Thanks Aisha
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+4
5 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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20
without any exception
The term has its origins in horse-race betting. A bookmaker may offer odds on all the horses in a race of e.g. two to one bar one, i.e. you can get those odds on all horses except one which is perceived to have a better chance of winning than the others. So bar none means with no exceptions at all, and that is the meaning it now has in general use.
Here, it just emphasises that the company is the best in the world.
Here, it just emphasises that the company is the best in the world.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Subhamay Ray (X)
: Not in mere "agreement" but perhaps in recognising with all humility that there is no end to knowledge.
14 mins
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
26 mins
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
1 hr
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| agree |
Aisha Maniar
2 hrs
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