"nothing doing " ???
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"nothing doing " ???
Кто-нибудь встречал такое выражение 'nothing doing' в значении "ничего подобного"? Как было мне рассказано- в России, когда учился английский, это выражение было дадено в учебнике с таким переводом. Если есть, то может кто назовет пример его использования.
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Я тоже встречала в смысле no way, not likely.
Часто от контекста зависит.
Вебстер вот дает определение - - nothing doing : by no means : definitely no.
Оксфорд - nothing doing: lit. nothing being done, or transacted; no business on foot; hence (slang or colloq.) an announcement of refusal of a request or offer, failure in an attempt, etc.
Примеры из ОЕД -
- Then my girl asked me to marry her... I told her there was nothing doing.
- He can hardly expect me to ask him to come and sleep in here... Nothing doing, my lad.
- A friend of mine hailed an outfitter the other day, ‘How is business?’ ‘Nothing doing.’
- Spottford offered the porter a dime. The negro waved it aside and said: ‘Nothing doing; my price is a quarter at least.’
Часто от контекста зависит.
Вебстер вот дает определение - - nothing doing : by no means : definitely no.
Оксфорд - nothing doing: lit. nothing being done, or transacted; no business on foot; hence (slang or colloq.) an announcement of refusal of a request or offer, failure in an attempt, etc.
Примеры из ОЕД -
- Then my girl asked me to marry her... I told her there was nothing doing.
- He can hardly expect me to ask him to come and sleep in here... Nothing doing, my lad.
- A friend of mine hailed an outfitter the other day, ‘How is business?’ ‘Nothing doing.’
- Spottford offered the porter a dime. The negro waved it aside and said: ‘Nothing doing; my price is a quarter at least.’
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PetitChaton wrote:Я тоже встречала в смысле no way, not likely.
Часто от контекста зависит.
Вебстер вот дает определение - - nothing doing : by no means : definitely no.
Оксфорд - nothing doing: lit. nothing being done, or transacted; no business on foot; hence (slang or colloq.) an announcement of refusal of a request or offer, failure in an attempt, etc.
Примеры из ОЕД -
- Then my girl asked me to marry her... I told her there was nothing doing.
- He can hardly expect me to ask him to come and sleep in here... Nothing doing, my lad.
- A friend of mine hailed an outfitter the other day, ‘How is business?’ ‘Nothing doing.’
- Spottford offered the porter a dime. The negro waved it aside and said: ‘Nothing doing; my price is a quarter at least.’
Спасибо всем Я еще тоже узнала, что это выражение устарело и практически не используется, а раньше можно было часто услышать в sitcoms