Grammar fix

let alone

much less (emphasising something is even less likely or possible)

Used after a negative statement to emphasise that if the first thing isn’t true or possible, then the second thing is even less likely or possible.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

Most teenagers can’t afford to buy a car, let alone a house.

Honestly, I barely have time to cook for myself these days, let alone try out new recipes or bake something special. My schedule is just too packed.

One small grammar move makes it sound right.

Not: He can't walk, let alone to run.

Say: He can't walk, let alone run.

'Let alone' is followed by the same form as before it — here a bare verb ('walk... run'), no 'to'.

Tap the one a native speaker would say.

Words that usually travel with it.

let alone