Not until
Can someone explain this conversation to me?
A: I was afraid you would want to be better than me.
B: I never wanted to be better than you. Not until you started holding me down.
I started to get confused by "not until" part
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B: I never wanted to be better than you. Not until you started holding me down. Not until= not up to the point when; not before He didn't try to be better than you until (the time) you started holding him down [sic]; after that, he changed his attitude.
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B: I never wanted to be better than you. Not until you started holding me down.
Not until= not up to the point when; not before
He didn't try to be better than you until (the time) you started holding him down [sic]; after that, he changed his attitude.
But I would prefer to say "Not until you started holding me back," because It implies t
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