no such thing

no such thing
no such thing
1. Something very different
2. No, not at all
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Main Entry: ↑thing

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no such thing phrase
used for emphasizing that something does not exist or did not happen

There’s no such thing as a free advertisement.

Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likelysynonym
Main entry: thing

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no such thing
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.

There is no such thing as bad publicity. All publicity is good.

2
— used to say that you did not say or do something that someone believes or says you did

“Why did you invite her?” “I did no such thing. She just showed up.”

“He said that you're not going with us.” “I said no such thing.”

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Main Entry: ↑thing

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