nothing doing
Example Sentences
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Leeds felt they should have had a spot kick after Dan James went tumbling, but there was nothing doing from referee Oliver Langford.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
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
Seeing nothing, hearing nothing, doing nothing on their side of the bridge, on the NJ roads approaching the bridge where they are responsible?
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2016
“There was nothing doing, no fish. I ran up to Elliot Head real slow like. A fog run. I had my horn going.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
