Meanings
adverb
- idiomaticAbsolutely not; under no circumstances.
Do you think I will ever go back after that? Not on your life!
Synonyms: no chance, not a chance, by no means, no fear, nothing doing, no way, chance'd be a fine thing, not on your nelly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAbsolutely not; under no circumstances.
Translations
Dutch nooit van mijn leven, van mijn leven niet
- nooit van mijn levenan emphatic negative
- van mijn leven nietan emphatic negative
Finnish ei missään nimessä, ei tule kuuloonkaan
- ei missään nimessäan emphatic negative
- ei tule kuuloonkaanan emphatic negative
French jamais de la vie
- jamais de la viean emphatic negative
German nie im Leben, im Leben nicht
- nie im Lebenan emphatic negative
- im Leben nichtan emphatic negative
Māori nōhea hoki, nōwhea hoki
- nōhea hokian emphatic negative
- nōwhea hokian emphatic negative
Polish nigdy w życiu
- nigdy w życiuan emphatic negative
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Chicago
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