nothing doing
Example Sentences
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Replays show the ball hit her arm only after bouncing up from her knee, so nothing doing and play continues.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
Saka has a quick look down the right but nothing doing.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2021
Somehow it manifests the presence of waves even though, as far as we can tell, there’s nothing doing any waving.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018
With nothing doing on Capitol Hill, Trump may increasingly start looking for successes overseas.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2017
I’m trying to get her to laugh, but nothing doing.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
