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not on your life

not on your life adverb: absolutely not; under no circumstances.

Adverb

not on your life

  1. (idiomatic) Absolutely not; under no circumstances.
    • Do you think I will ever go back after that? Not on your life!

Synonyms of not on your life

All synonyms of not on your life

Questions about not on your life

What does not on your life mean?
Not on your life means absolutely not; under no circumstances.
What part of speech is not on your life?
Not on your life is an adverb.

Words near not on your life in the dictionary

  1. not my Nigel
  2. not necessarily
  3. not of
  4. not on
  5. not on any account
  6. not on your life
  7. not on your nellie
  8. not on your nelly
  9. not on your tintype
  10. not one
  11. not one bit

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