nothing doing
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Leeds felt they should have had a spot kick after Dan James went tumbling, but there was nothing doing from referee Oliver Langford.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
Leeds want a spot kick, and VAR has a look, but there’s nothing doing.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2022
Without a trace of complaint or hardship, he describes happily living in cramped apartments, earning nothing doing comedy and sledgehammering walls for $25 a day.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2017
With nothing doing on Capitol Hill, Trump may increasingly start looking for successes overseas.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017
I’m trying to get her to laugh, but nothing doing.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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