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My great grandmother taught me that “nothing doing” meant something similar to “there’s nothing for it”.
by bckr 1mo ago
My great grandmother taught me that “nothing doing” meant something similar to “there’s nothing for it”.
- arjie 1mo agoI’m in my late thirties and it was still in common use in India, and perhaps specifically among Anglo Indians? But it meant more like “no chance”. “Can I go out to the movies with my friends?” “Nothing doing! You have an exam tomorrow” Or failure to do something. “I tried to fix it myself but nothing doing”.
- HappMacDonald 1mo agoLooney Toons / Merry Melodies also bear out this connotation quite well