nothing of the sort

idiom

: nothing like that

—used to object to something or to deny something

"I'm quitting school." "You'll do nothing of the sort!"

"You said you would give me a loan." "I said nothing of the sort."

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To begin with the obvious, the 14th Amendment says nothing of the sort. —

The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024 The bump was to cover Zalewski’s subcontract, Gallegos said, but the explanation Doherty gave to the ComEd employee mentioned nothing of the sort, according to emails shown to the jury. —

Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024 Fortunately for the guests and crew, nothing of the sort happens. —

Emma Soren, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024 Your iCloud Storage Is Nearing Capacity—Please Click Here To Upgrade The emails being sent to iPhone users through services such as Apple Mail, Gmail and Outlook claim to be from Apple but, as with all such phishing scams, are nothing of the sort. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nothing of the sort

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“Nothing of the sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20of%20the%20sort. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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