nothing doing

ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈduːɪŋ

Definition of nothing doing - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

rejection

Dated

expresses a firm refusal or rejection

Dated

When asked to lend money, he replied, "Nothing doing!"

no way

impossibility

Dated

indicates something cannot be done

Dated

I tried to fix it, but nothing doing.

impossible

no way

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Expressions with nothing

for nothing

adv.

without any payment or charge

He fixed my bike for nothing..

nothing like

adj.

completely different from something

This movie is nothing like the book.

nothing personal

adj.

not meant as a personal attack or insult

The decision was nothing personal, just business.

say nothing

remain silent or not speak

When asked about the incident, he chose to say nothing.

have nothing to do with

choose to avoid or disassociate from something

I have nothing to do with their plans.

it costs nothing to try

exp.

encourages trying without fear of loss or cost

Go ahead and ask, it costs nothing to try.

Terms with nothing doing included in their meaning

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wait around

idle waiting

stay in one place doing nothing while waiting for something

goof

idle

waste time doing nothing important

idle

time wasting

spend time doing nothing productive

stand there like a lemon

behavior

remain in one place doing nothing helpful in an awkward situation

idle

inactivity

state of doing nothing

bum about

idleness

spend time doing nothing important

chase one's own tail

futile effort

waste time doing things that achieve nothing

get off one's backside

become active

start being active after doing nothing

Examples of nothing doing in a sentence

When he suggested a shortcut, I said, 'Nothing doing!'
I asked for a raise, but nothing doing.
We hoped for a refund, but nothing doing.

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French:pas question, rien à faire, ...
German:Kommt nicht in Frage, da ist nichts zu machen, ...
Italian:niente da fare, ...
Spanish:de ninguna manera, no se puede hacer nada, ...
Portuguese:nem pensar, não vai dar, ...
Chinese:绝不可能, 没办法, ...
Japanese:絶対に無理, 無理です, ...
Arabic:مُستَحيل, لا يمكن, ...
Hebrew:אֵין מַצָּב, אֵין מַה לַעֲשׂוֹת, ...
Russian:ни за что, ничего не вышло, ...
Ukrainian:нічого не вийде, нічого не вийшло, ...
Hindi:कुछ नहीं होगा, कुछ नहीं हो सकता, ...
Bengali:কিছুতেই না, কিছুই করা যাবে না, ...
Catalan:de cap manera, no hi ha res a fer, ...
Czech:ani nápad, nedá se nic dělat, ...
Danish:ikke tale om, det kunne ikke lade sig gøre, ...
Dutch:geen sprake van, dat gaat niet, ...
Greek:Τίποτα!, τίποτα δεν γίνεται, ...
Hungarian:szó sem lehet róla, nem megy, ...
Khmer:មិនព្រមទេ, មិនអាចធ្វើបានទេ, ...
Korean:절대 안 돼, 안 된다, ...
Persian:اصلاً, نشد, ...
Polish:nie ma mowy, nic z tego, ...
Portuguese (BR):de jeito nenhum, não deu, ...
Romanian:nici vorbă, nu se poate, ...
Swedish:absolut inte, det går inte, ...
Thai:ไม่มีทาง!, ไม่มีทาง, ...
Turkish:olmaz, ...
Vietnamese:Không đời nào, không thể làm được, ...

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