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Idiom idiom

not in a million


Alternative form of never in a million years.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I would not do that, not in a million years.

CONTEXTUAL

He asked if I would ever move back to that cold city, but I said not in a million years.

COMPLEX

When the journalist suggested that the politician might resign, the spokesperson laughed and insisted that such an event would not happen, not in a million years.


Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    never in a million years

    Absolutely not.

  2. 02

    not in a million years

    Alternative form of never in a million years.

Last updated August 10, 2026