nothing doing

Meaning: Refusal; there is no chance of that happening.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Example: “I asked for a discount, and the answer was nothing doing.”

Category: Daily Life

Origin: American slang from the early 20th century, short for something like "there is nothing doing here," that is, nothing happening.

Equivalents in other languages

be in the know — To have information that most people do not have.
be off one's game — To perform worse than usual.
be miles away — To be lost in thought and not paying attention.
take one's ball and go home — To quit in a sulk and spoil the activity for everyone else.
give and take — Mutual compromise, where each side concedes something.
on the sly — Secretly, so as not to be seen.

have had it up to here — To be completely fed up.
sly as a fox — Very cunning.
walk a tightrope — To be in a situation where one small mistake would be disastrous.
a spare tire — A roll of fat around the waist.
count one's chickens before they hatch — To rely on something good before it has actually happened.
small potatoes — Something unimportant or trivial.

Firma — Actually means 'signature'. Metti la tua firma = Put your signature here.
Magazzino — Actually means 'warehouse' or 'storeroom'. A magazine (periodical) is una rivista.
Conveniente — Actually means 'affordable', 'good value', or 'suitable'. È conveniente = It's a good dea…