nothing doing
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But so much of it still involves nothing: doing nothing, feeling nothing, going nowhere.
From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024
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
“I make next to nothing doing a job that I love,” Peacock told the board in November.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021
Saka has a quick look down the right but nothing doing.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2021
I, of course, was now a step behind Lu, who was blazing around the track like it was nothing, doing everything he could to secure his spot as the lead sprinter.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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