What does 'not to mention' mean? How do I use it properly in a sentence? Is it should be followed by a noun, verb or gerund? Thanks.
- she can't boil potatoes, not to mention cooking a meal. (To emphasize that she does not know ABC of cooking, the under lined portion is an adverbial phrase)
In that case, can we assume that the phrase following the 'not to mention' is harder, more difficult or has a higher degree than the phrase before the idiom?
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