10月20日 の続きです。
ちょっと時間が経って記憶が曖昧だけど
more often than not ＝（more than 50% of the time / more than half）
「ゼロ より しばしば」という感覚で「少し」という意味で受け取る人が多いそうですが、50％ぐらいの意味らしいです。
Example →
I always try to catch the limited express Romance car after work but more often than not its sold out.
I made a sentence. →
Although I study English very well, more often than not I don't have energy for it.
quite a bit / quite a few
quite（全く） ＋ a bit（少し） で「すご～く少し」と受け取る人が多いそうですが、全く反対の意味なんですね。
Example →
1. I ate sushi quite a bit these days. この文では quite a bit ＝ very often
2. I can eat quite a bit of sushi. この文では quite a bit ＝ a lot
3. I can eat quite a few plates of sushi. この文では quite a few ＝ very many
not in the least ＝（not at all）
the least を not で打ち消してるイメージで反対に受け取る人もいるとか。。。
Example →
I don't like natto in the least.
Are you hungry?
No, not in the least. I just finished eating quite a bit of sushi.
next to no ～
これは時間切れでほとんど解説なし
でも・・・ next to no だから、次はゼロ というイメージで 限りなくゼロに近いって感じかな！？
Example →
There are next to no Japanese people in Halifax.