nothing doing

Interjection

Meaning

nothing doing

(dated, idiomatic, now chiefly India) Absolutely not; definitely no.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

no by no means no way Jose no dice no way

Examples

I didn't have to think up so much as a comma or a semicolon it was all given, straight from the celestial recording room. Weary, I would beg for a break, an intermission, to go to the toilet or take a breath of fresh air on the balcony. Nothing doing. Henry Miller

Close letter words and terms

nothing but nothing but net nothing could be further from the truth nothing else nothing else for it nothing else to add