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no can do
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.Example Sentences
To quote Hall & Oates, 鈥淚 can鈥檛 go for that. No can do.鈥
鈥淚 was told by the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, 鈥楽orry, no can do,鈥欌 he said.
No can do, said British Airways.
Then he said: 'No can do boss, the water's too cold.'
Language such as "no can do," "spirit animal," and separating groups based on certain colors is "racist" or culturally appropriative.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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