nothing doing
Absolutely not happening
Nothing doing is an emphatic refusal or rejection: Can I borrow fifty bucks? Nothing doing.
It dismisses a request as out of the question.
The phrase can also mean nothing is happening or no progress is being made: I checked every store in town—nothing doing.
Casual negative reply
- nadaBorrowed zero
- no wayEmphatic denial
- not happeningWill never occur
- forget itDismissive phrase ending discussion
no chance · fat chance · not a chance · out of the question · not on your life · not in a million years · absolutely not · under no circumstances
Denial of acceptance
- declineDecrease or refuse
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- turndownAct of declining
veto · nay · no-go · spurning · rebuke · dismissal · brush-off · cold shoulder
Act of declining
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- obstinanceStubborn refusal to yield
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
noncompliance · defiance · stubbornness · disinclination · uncooperativeness · recalcitrance · immovability · inflexibility
nope
Casual negative reply
- nadaBorrowed zero
- no wayEmphatic denial
- not happeningWill never occur
forget it · no chance · fat chance · not a chance · out of the question · not on your life · not in a million years · absolutely not · under no circumstances · no dice
rejection
Denial of acceptance
turndown · veto · nay · no-go · spurning · rebuke · dismissal · brush-off · cold shoulder · thumbs down
refusal
Act of declining
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- obstinanceStubborn refusal to yield
intransigence · noncompliance · defiance · stubbornness · disinclination · uncooperativeness · recalcitrance · immovability · inflexibility · stonewalling
nothing doingabsolutely
Completely, without exception
yes · of course · sure thing · you bet · by all means
nothing doingabsolutely
Completely, without exception
for sure · without a doubt · definitely · certainly · count on it