| 单词 | not on your nelly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot on your Nelly 3. slang. not on your Nelly: not likely, ‘not on your life’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > desire the impossible [phrase] > absence of possibility you won't catch me1698 not a cat (in hell)'s chance1796 pigs might fly1840 there is (also was, etc.) no way (that)1908 not a hope (also chance) in hell1923 it's (just) not on1935 pigs have wings1936 that'll (also that will) be the day1941 not on your Nelly1959 1941 New Statesman 30 Aug. 218/3 Not on your Nelly Duff,..not likely.] 1959 H. E. Bates Breath of French Air i. 8 Ma said ‘Not on your nelly’ in a voice very near to severity. 1966 Times 15 May 9 That would mean me investing in another man's career. Not on your Nelly! 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Sept. 35/2 I appear to be giving away most of the plot? Not on your nelly. That's only the beginning. 1989 Melody Maker 23 Dec. 20/2 Not on your nellie... There's no way you're gonna catch us lounging around in a pub all day. 1999 J. Boyle Hero of Underworld 108 ‘Do you get social security money?’.. ‘Not on your Nelly, it would be an albatross around our necks.’ < as lemmas |
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