Synonyms

nothing doing

Idioms

Certainly not, as in Can I borrow your down coat?—Nothing doing. This colloquial interjection was first recorded in 1910. Also see, no dice.

Example Sentences

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"Stuck-up old statuette of nothing doing!" commented the ex-Soap King.

From The Four Million by Henry, O.

"Course! knew there was nothing doing!" he said.

From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair

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