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
Without a trace of complaint or hardship, he describes happily living in cramped apartments, earning nothing doing comedy and sledgehammering walls for $25 a day.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2017
With nothing doing on Capitol Hill, Trump may increasingly start looking for successes overseas.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017
Roma appeal for handball and a penalty; nothing doing.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2016
Dunking them in the river, they won’t have it, no sir, nothing doing.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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