not on your life

1. Certainly not, as in Go hang-gliding? Not on your life. The first recorded use of this interjection was in 1896.

Example Sentences

“She teased back something to the effect of ‘Not on your life.’

From Los Angeles Times

Normally, I would have said not on your life, especially since we weren’t even sure if he was a vampire.

From Literature

Every bit of humanity says not on your life.

From Los Angeles Times

Except perhaps among the 1%, not on your life.

From Los Angeles Times

Let’s say you’d like to get yourself a shot of prevention, but your parents say, “not on your life.”

From Washington Post