not a sausage

Zero, zip, nada

Not a sausage means nothing at all—a British informal expression for complete absence or zero: I checked my inbox and there was not a sausage.

It often emphasizes disappointment or surprise at finding nothing where something was expected: We searched for hours and found not a sausage.

Related

absolutely nothing · zilch · sweet FA · none · skint · diddly-squat · nowt · empty-handed · blankness · absence · thin air · nonexistence · nada · zip · bugger all · lack · beans · gutted

Opposites
quantity/amount

not a sausageeverything

The complete set

plenty · loads · tons · heaps · masses

Family

sausage, sausages

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G