no go

(Informal)

[adjective]

impossible, futile, hopeless, not on (informal), vain

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phrasal

: to no avail : useless, hopeless

nobody'll ever know all the things I tried before I finally decided it was no go — Saul Bellow

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no go

1. Not possible

2. Futile

3. In vain

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Main Entry: ↑go

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no end and no go see under ↑end and ↑go¹

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Main Entry: ↑no

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no go

US informal

— used to say that something will not be allowed or cannot be done

We tried and tried to get the computer running but it was just no go.

I asked my boss for more time to finish the project, but she said no go. [=she said I could not have more time]

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Main Entry: ↑go

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ˌno ˈgo idiom

(informal) not possible or allowed

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If the bank won't lend us the money it's no go, I'm afraid.

see also ↑no-go area

Main entry: ↑go_idiom