anything but
by no means,
it's not the case at all,
certainly not,
the opposite of what you imagined,
it's not the case at all,
certainly not,
the opposite of what you imagined,
didn't turn out as planned,
nothing like it should have been
nothing like it should have been
EXAMPLE
He went to see that new action film on Thursday
night and it was anything but good, in fact, I fell asleep.
My uncle was anything but a sound
sleeper, she kept me awake all night most of the first year.
They have no idea about money. They said it would be a cheap holiday; it turned out to be anything but.
The old clerk is anything but charming when I met him.
Their meeting schedule was anything but definite.