nothing doing
US /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ˈduː.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ˈduː.ɪŋ/
1.
niente da fare, impossibile
used to say that you will not allow something to happen or that something is impossible
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“Can I borrow your car?” “Nothing doing!”
“Posso prendere in prestito la tua macchina?” “Niente da fare!”
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They wanted me to work on Sunday, but I said, “Nothing doing!”
Volevano che lavorassi la domenica, ma ho detto: “Niente da fare!”