no such thing

idiom

1
used to say that a particular person, object, etc., does not really exist
A perfect person? There's no such thing.
often + as
There is no such thing as a unicorn.
2
used to say that one did not say or do something that someone believes or says one did
"He said that you're not going with us." "I said no such thing."

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There’s no such thing as a safe bet in entrepreneurship. Alexandre Bonvin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 To wit: There is no such thing as an uncomfortable silence. Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024 There’s no such thing as deporting United States citizens. Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024 While people with autoimmune disorders like celiac disease usually need to avoid foods that contain gluten - as does anyone with a gluten sensitivity (despite often being referred to that way, there is no such thing as a gluten allergy), many other people go gluten-free for other reasons. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for no such thing 

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“No such thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20such%20thing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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