Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for no dice

no dice



Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

Also, no go ; no soap . No, certainly not; also, impossible. For example, Anthony wanted to borrow my new coat, but Mom said no dice , or We tried to rent the church for the wedding, but it's no go for the date you picked , or Jim asked Dad to help pay for the repairs, but Dad said no soap . All of these slangy expressions indicate refusal or an unsuccessful attempt. No dice , from the 1920s, alludes to an unlucky throw in gambling; no go , alluding to lack of progress, dates from about 1820; and no soap dates from about 1920 and possibly alludes to the phrase it won't wash , meaning “it won't find acceptance.” Also see nothing doing ; won't wash .

Advertisement

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement