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View synonyms for no can do

no can do



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Idioms and Phrases

It's impossible; I can't do this. For example, When Bill asked me to write a speech, I told him bluntly no can do . This colloquial phrase was first recorded in 1914.
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Example Sentences

“I was told by the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, ‘Sorry, no can do,’” he said.

No can do, said British Airways.

Then he said: 'No can do boss, the water's too cold.'

From BBC

Language such as "no can do," "spirit animal," and separating groups based on certain colors is "racist" or culturally appropriative.

But perhaps more than any other therapy, giving yourself permission to say no can do wonders for mental rehabilitation, experts say.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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