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Discover Ludwig"nothing doing" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically means that a request has been refused, or there is no progress on something. For example, "When I asked my boss for the day off, he said 'nothing doing.'".
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nothing doing
interjection
Absolutely not; definitely no.
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Nothing doing.
Nothing doing, they said.
Nothing doing, in any way.
There was nothing doing on the upper level, she said.
Nothing doing after the Falcons had crept methodically across midfield.
Nothing doing so far.
Nothing doing this inning.
nothing doing, thankfully.
Nothing doing, however.
Nothing doing though.
Again, nothing doing.
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