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not in a million

not in a million is the alternative form of never in a million years.

Meaning of never in a million years

Adverb

never in a million years

  1. (idiomatic) Absolutely not.
    • “What am I going to do with him, Raj? My stepmother won’t let me keep him at home, especially as the little fella got me suspended from school. That woman hated my hamster, she is never in a million years going to let me keep a rat.”2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Questions about not in a million

What is not in a million the alternative form of?
Not in a million is the alternative form of never in a million years.

Words near not in a million in the dictionary

  1. not here for a haircut
  2. not here to fuck spiders
  3. not hit a cow's arse with a banjo
  4. not if I see you first
  5. not if, but when
  6. not in a million
  7. not in a million years
  8. not in Kansas any more
  9. not in Kansas anymore
  10. not in the least
  11. not in the slightest

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