you wish

Not gonna happen

You wish is a dismissive retort meaning "that's not going to happen" or "keep dreaming." It rejects someone's stated hope, prediction, or implied assumption as unrealistic: Think you're going to beat me? You wish.

The phrase can be playful or cutting depending on tone, essentially telling someone their desire is fantasy.

Related

not gonna happen · not a chance · not in a million years · dream on · keep dreaming · yeah right · in your dreams · mockery · over my dead body · when pigs fly · hard pass · jest · quip · irony · ridicule · joking · snark · teasing

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Opposites
dismissive skepticism vs. affirmation

you wishabsolutely

Completely, without exception

definitely · you got it · for sure · no doubt · you bet

denial vs. granting

you wishwish granted

Desired outcome obtained

consider it done · done deal · done · you got it · as you wish

encouragement vs. dismissal

you wishgo for it

Encouragement to attempt

you can do it · absolutely · you got this · dream big · why not

Family

wish, wishes, wishing, wished, wishful, wishy-washy, wishbone, wisher, wishfully

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G