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
Saka has a quick look down the right but nothing doing.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2021
Somehow it manifests the presence of waves even though, as far as we can tell, there’s nothing doing any waving.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018
With nothing doing on Capitol Hill, Trump may increasingly start looking for successes overseas.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017
I keep my head down, but nothing doing.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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