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I was watching a Matt Damon interview on YouTube. In it, the interviewer asked Matt

Do you remember? Can you speak any of the languages you spoke?

Matt replied

Not even close

What does that mean? Of course, I can guess that it means "never" or "not at all". Is my guess right? Can I use another word or sentence instead of that? Lastly, is it slang?

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  • Given that the question was not as you had originally transcribed, does Matt's answer make more sense now?
    – Matt E. Эллен
    Jan 11, 2012 at 10:11
  • If someone said 2+2=5, you might reply that that was close but not correct. If he said that 2+2=112, you could say that is "not even close".
    – Jay
    Jan 11, 2012 at 17:59
  • wow..thanks for you:Kitb,Matt and Jay. I'm really happy for you to help me. I wanna say "too much thanks!"
    – Holy
    Jan 12, 2012 at 1:37

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Yes, it means 'that's nowhere near the truth'. It isn't slang, but it's likely to be found only in informal contexts.

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