Idiom
nothing doing
Meaning
Absolutely not; definitely no.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I asked to borrow his car, but he said nothing doing.”
“I tried to convince my boss to give me the day off, but it was nothing doing.”
“Despite her persistent pleas for a higher salary, the manager remained firm and told her nothing doing.”
Examples
simple
“I asked to borrow his car, but he said nothing doing.”
contextual
“I tried to convince my boss to give me the day off, but it was nothing doing.”
complex
“Despite her persistent pleas for a higher salary, the manager remained firm and told her nothing doing.”
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