not so much

== English == === Pronunciation === === Phrase === not so much Indicates that the speaker identifies with a prior statement to a much lesser degree (or not at all) than the other person. Indicates that one factor is much more relevant or important than another. ==== Usage notes ==== For the second sense, commonly used in the construction "not so much... as/but..." === Further reading === “not so much (something) as (something else)”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “not so much”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “not so much” (US) / “not so much” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “not so much”, in Collins English Dictionary.