not on your tintype
not on your tintype
obsolete Absolutely not; no way; not on your life. A tintype (also called a ferrotype) was a photograph made on a sensitized metallic base in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; why or how it came to be used in this phrase, however, is unknown. Primarily heard in US. David: "Hey John Boy, come over and help me paint the house this afternoon." John: "Not on your tintype, Davey! I've got plans tonight and have no intention of getting dirtied up before then!"
See also: not, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- by no means
- not by any means
- 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
- (I) hope not