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not on your life

Idioms  

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

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Maybe they even went there and said, “We want a dog,” and the Animal Rescue said, “Not on your life.”

From Literature

“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

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