Most experts think little of Jane's theory.
•People may think nothing of it now, but in a few years everyone will praise it.
•The critics thought little of her latest book.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
think little of — think that something or someone is not important or valuable She is not very happy and seems to think little of the people that she is working with … Idioms and examples
think little of — {v. phr.} Think that (something or someone) is not important or valuable. * /John thought little of Ted s plan for the party./ * /Joan thought little of walking two miles to school./ Contrast: THINK A GREAT DEAL OF … Dictionary of American idioms
think little of — {v. phr.} Think that (something or someone) is not important or valuable. * /John thought little of Ted s plan for the party./ * /Joan thought little of walking two miles to school./ Contrast: THINK A GREAT DEAL OF … Dictionary of American idioms
think\ little\ of — v. phr. think that (something or someone) is not important or valuable. John thought little of Ted s plan for the party. Joan thought little of walking two miles to school. Contrast: think a great deal of … Словарь американских идиом
think — ► VERB (past and past part. thought) 1) have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something. 2) direct one s mind towards someone or something; use one s mind actively to form connected ideas. 3) (think of/about) take into… … English terms dictionary
little — lit|tle1 [ lıtl ] (comparative less [ les ] ; superlative least [ list ] ) function word, quantifier *** Little can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): There s little time left. Little progress has been made. as a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
think — think1 W1S1 [θıŋk] v past tense and past participle thought [θo:t US θo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(opinion/belief)¦ 2¦(use your mind)¦ 3¦(have an idea)¦ 4¦(remember)¦ 5¦(consider somebody/something)¦ 6 think of/about doing something 7 think twice 8 think… … Dictionary of contemporary English
little — 1 / lItl/ adjective 1 SIZE small in size: a little house | their little group of supporters | a little bit of especially BrE (=a small piece of something): little bits of paper all over the floor | little tiny spoken (=extremely small): a little… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
little */*/*/ — I UK [ˈlɪt(ə)l] / US adverb, determiner, pronoun Word forms little : comparative less UK [les] / US superlative least UK [liːst] / US [lɪst] Summary: Little can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): There s little… … English dictionary
think — [[t]θɪŋk[/t]] v. thought, think•ing, adj. n. 1) to have a conscious mind, capable of reasoning, remembering, and making rational decisions 2) to employ one s mind rationally in evaluating a given situation: Think carefully[/ex] 3) to have a… … From formal English to slang
something — some|thing [ sʌmθıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) used for referring to a thing, idea, fact, etc. when you do not know or say exactly what it is: I could smell something burning. Carl said something about an operation. Whenever she sees something that she… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
