"If I get a job outside our home instead of working here, I'll have to spend money on uniforms and make-up, to say ..... of the gas money it will cost to get to work," Linda explained to Chris

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"If I get a job outside our home instead of working here, I'll have to spend money on uniforms and make-up, to say ..... of the gas money it will cost to get to work," Linda explained to Chris. (*) nothing (*) something (*) little (*) a lot

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“If I get a job outside our home instead of working here, I’ll have to spend money on uniforms and make-up, to say a lot of the gas money it will cost to get to work,” Linda explained to Chris.

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Please, could anyone explain the meaning of the previous sentence to me?

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It means ‘let alone/not to mention’. Please let me know if this answers your question.

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Hello, Sir Torsten Daerr. Thank you very much, sir, for replying to my question. Excuse me, sir. I do not understand the meaning of your answer, too.
Many thanks

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