| 词汇 | no soap |
| 释义 | no soap Theme: NO interj. “no.”I can't do it. No soap.No soap, I don't lend anyone money. no soap used for signifying that the deal is off, not a hope, you're wasting your time US, 1926no soapNo luck; no chance; certainly not. (Often said as a response, indicating a total refusal or rejection.) Primarily heard in US. I tried swapping out the carburetor, but no soap. A: "Can you help me move on Saturday?" B: "Sorry, no soap. I've got somewhere I need to be." no soapInf. no. I can't do it. No soap. No soap, I don't lend anyone money. no soapsee under no dice. no soapAMERICAN, INFORMALYou say no soap to mean that you have failed to do something that you have been trying to do. I went over to his office yesterday and I called him at home this morning. No soap. no soapno chance of something happening or occurring. North American informalThe origin of this expression, used to refuse a request, may lie in the mid 19th- century US informal use of soap to mean ‘money’. 1929 Edmund Wilson I Thought of Daisy If he tries to cut in on you, don't letum—I'll just tellum, no soap. no soap interj. no. No soap, I don’t lend anyone money. no soapSlang1. Not possible or permissible. 2. Unsuccessful; futile. |
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