释义 |
no soap
used for signifying that the deal is off, not a hope, you’re wasting your time US, 1926- I tried to get transferred to a day job, but it was no soap. — Jim Thompson, Bad Boy, p. 405, 1953
- Terry and I tried to find work at the drive-ins. It was no soap anywhere. — Jack Kerouac, On the Road, p. 86, 1957
- They all gave me the same answer after they saw the medical report on me. The answer was no soap. — John Knowles, A Separate Peace, p. 182, 1959
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