No can do!
no can do
I can't do that; that cannot be done; that's not possible. A: "I need the keys into the storage closet." B: "No can do. I'm under strict orders not to lend them to anyone until we figure out who's been stealing supplies." A: "Why don't we just reset the servers?" B: "No can do! We have so much connected to the live servers that resetting them would cause a system-wide meltdown."
See also: can, no
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
No can do!
sent. It can’t be done.; I can’t do it. Lend you $200? No can do!
See also: can, no
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- not for a second
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- aint
- ain't
- not for a instant
- not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
- by no means
- not by any means
- (I) hope not