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to say nothing of

ExpressionLevel B2

Used to add one more thing that is even more extreme than the thing you just mentioned.

The flat is tiny, to say nothing of the noisy neighbours.

'A, to say nothing of B' means B is even more extreme than A. Follow it with a noun.

Comic strip. Mei: My bag is so heavy today! Steventeacher: Why is it so heavy? Mei: Three books, a laptop, to say nothing of my lunch! Steventeacher: Perfect! 'To say nothing of' adds something even bigger.
Steventeacher explains “to say nothing of”.
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Can you write one sentence with 'to say nothing of'?