Nothing doing!
nothing doing
Under no circumstances; I will not permit it; absolutely not. A: "Mom, can I borrow the car this Saturday?" B: "After the dent you left in it the last time? Nothing doing!"
See also: nothing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Nothing doing!
Inf. I will not permit it!; I will not participate in it! John: Can I put this box in your suitcase? Bill: Nothing doing! It's too heavy now. Sue: We decided that you should drive us to the airport. Do you mind? Jane: Nothing doing! I've got work to do.
See also: nothing
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
Nothing doing!
exclam. No!; I refused to do it! Me, go to the opera? Nothing doing!
See also: nothing
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- by no means
- not by any means
- not for a second
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
- not for a instant
- aint
- ain't
- be like ships in the night