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not on your life
© 2009 Copyrighted
by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates
[not on your life]
{adv. phr.}
,
{informal}
Certainly not; not ever; not for any reason. — Used for emphasis.
*
/I wouldn't drive a car with brakes like that — not on your life./
*
/Did he thank me for my advice? Not on your life./
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