nothing doing
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But so much of it still involves nothing: doing nothing, feeling nothing, going nowhere.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024
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
Without a trace of complaint or hardship, he describes happily living in cramped apartments, earning nothing doing comedy and sledgehammering walls for $25 a day.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2017
Roma appeal for handball and a penalty; nothing doing.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2016
I, of course, was now a step behind Lu, who was blazing around the track like it was nothing, doing everything he could to secure his spot as the lead sprinter.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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