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A reference to the then-scandalous use of the phrase "not bloody likely" in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: not likely; under no circumstances; absolutely not Full definition →
A reference to the then-scandalous use of the phrase "not bloody likely" in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.