Vocabulary

に過ぎない

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

expression i-adjective

Example sentences

He is nothing but a child.

Men are but children of a larger growth.

All you're doing is trying to escape reality.

I am nothing but a poor peasant.

Your scheme is like a house built on the sand.

He is but a child.

That's just an excuse.

In one letter he remarks, "Life is but a dream."