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Not on your life!

" Absolutely not! (a strong ""no"")."

Not on your life.

definitely not. "May I borrow your car"? "Not on your life".

not on your tintype

no, never, not on your life "Mom said, ""You're not going to Vegas - not on your tintype!"""

not one's cup of tea

Idiom(s): not one's cup of tea

Theme: AFFINITY

not the kind of thing that one is interested in.
• I turned down an invitation to the opera. It's just not my cup of tea.
• It's not that I find historical novels unpleasant. They're just not my cup of tea.

not one iota

Idiom(s): not one iota

Theme: NEGATION

not even a tiny bit.
• I won't give you any at all! Not one iota!
• I did not get one iota of encouragement from any of those people.

not on your life

Idiom(s): not for (anything in) the world AND not for love nor money; not on your life

Theme: NEGATION

not for anything (no matter what its value). (Note the variation in the examples. The order of love nor money is fixed.)
• I won't do it for love nor money.
• He said he wouldn't do it—not for the world.
• She said no, not for anything in the world.
• Me, go there? Not on your life!

not on any account

Idiom(s): on no account AND not on any account

Theme: NEGATION

for no reason; absolutely not.
• On no account will I lend you the money.
• Will I say I'm sorry? Not on any account.

Not on my watch

Someone distancing themselves from a situation could say that it is not on their watch.

If It's Not One Thing, It's Another

When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another...

if it's not one thing it's another|if

If a certain thing doesn't go wrong, another most probably will. When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car wouldn't start, he exclaimed in despair, "If it's not one thing it's another."
Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA).

not on your life|life|on your life

adv. phr., informal Certainly not; not ever; not for any reason.

Used for emphasis. I wouldn't drive a car with brakes like that not on your life. Did he thank me for my advice? Not on your life.

not one's day, this is

not one's day, this is
Also, just one of those days. Nothing is going right for one today. For example, The car wouldn't start, it rained unexpectedly—this is not my day, or The phone has rung nonstop all morning; it's just one of those days. [c. 1920]

not oneself

not oneself
Not feeling physically or mentally well, as in I think there's something wrong; he's not himself, or She seemed to be improving last week, but she's just not feeling herself today. Also see feel like oneself.

be not on

To be inappropriate and/or unfair, as of one's behavior. I'm sorry, but it's aloof not on to advance account about someone.Learn more: not, on

(just) not ˈon

(informal) not a adequate or an adequate way to behave: He told her that application his bike after allurement aloof wasn’t on. ♢ It’s not on — you should apperceive better.Learn more: not, on

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More Idioms/Phrases

not let the grass grow under one's feet not lift a finger not miss a trick not one's day, this is not oneself not put something past someone not right in the head not see beyond one's nose not suffer fools gladly not take no for answer not the half of it not the only fish in the sea

English Vocalbulary

not one damned person not one iota (or jot) not only...but also not ready error not really not self-signalling Not so dusty! not sweet (wine) not that! Not that I know of. Not that I remember. not the least inkling not the slightest hurry not till not to be delayed not to be getting anywhere not to be keen on it not to be toilet-trained not 反対語