In the expression "X, let alone Y", X is traditionally less than Y. For instance, I'd write
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In the expression "X, let alone Y", X is traditionally less than Y. For instance, I'd write
"She didn't graduate college, let alone law school."
rather than the reverse.
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X can also be (implied to be) earlier in time than Y, such as
"He didn't do the dishes, let alone the laundry."
Reading this, I'd assume that the speaker either considers the laundry more difficult than the dishwashing, or has some information about the intended or expected temporal ordering of those chores.
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@noracodes I can’t afford a Lamborghini, let alone a Honda Dax e*
*guy who can only see into a car-less future, never living in the present moment
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@ruby asd.lkfja;sldkjf
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